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FINANCE
Councils face £1.3bn shortfall on council tax, says IFS
By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2021
Councils face a £1.3bn shortfall in the council tax they were expecting for 2020/21, finance thin...
WHITEHALL
Treasury in property tax rethink
By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to be rethinking property taxes – including council tax and bu...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health cuts biggest in North East
By Laura Sharman | 09 December 2020
The Midlands and the North have suffered the biggest public health cuts in England, new analysis ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ministers urged to turbo-charge levelling up agenda
07 December 2020
Ministers have been urged to turbo-charge their ‘levelling up’ agenda after latest figures show t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Remove 'adversarial' funding to level up regions
By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020
Removing competition from local authority funding is needed to level up the country, a think-tank...
WHITEHALL
Think-tank issues warning on Brexit readiness
By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2020
Local authorities and the devolved nations risk being overwhelmed by Brexit as they are trying to...
HEALTH
Government needs a plan to tackle public service backlog, says IfG
By Heather Jameson | 02 November 2020
The Government needs a plan to address backlogs in public services caused by the coronavirus cris...
BUSINESS RATES
Think tank proposes 10-point plan to reform business rates
By Laura Sharman | 29 October 2020
The valuation of business rates should be devolved to local government, under proposals published...
FINANCE
Think tank calls for rates reform
By Michael Burton | 26 October 2020
Council tax and business rates should be reformed as part of a major overhaul of the UK’s tax sys...
FINANCE
Streamline local government under plans to save £30bn a year, think-tank argues
By Laura Sharman | 21 October 2020
Streamlining local government and selling off high-value council properties could save billions e...
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
Head of Compliance, Maintenance and Facilities Management
G 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
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