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WHITEHALL

Councils hit by fund's admin burden

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Frustrated councils are bracing themselves for an administration headache as they work out how to...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wages and good and bad government

By Mike Emmerich | 20 October 2021

Many communities in the UK would benefit from higher wages, says Mike Emmerich, but does the Prim...

WHITEHALL

Pressure rises on Gove to build social housing

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Pressure was this week mounting on new housing secretary Michael Gove to ramp up the building of ...

HOUSING

More social housing could save councils nearly £600m a year on housing support

By William Eichler | 18 October 2021

A new study has calculated that councils could save millions of pounds if money spent on housing ...

WHITEHALL

District hopes of controlling £500m fund dashed

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2021

District hopes to be put in control of handing out the new £500m household support fund have been...

AUDIT

Benefits teams overcome COVID challenges

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2021

Most councils in Scotland maintained or improved benefits services during the COVID-19 pandemic w...

PAY

Michael Gove sets out his stall for levelling up

By Michael Burton | 06 October 2021

Michael Burton says the vision levelling up secretary Michael Gove touched on for the policy at t...

LONDON COUNCILS

Councils need funding certainty

By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 05 October 2021

London’s local services face pressures of up to £2bn over the Spending Review period, says Cllr D...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting it right

By Ann McGauran | 05 October 2021

What does the future hold for children’s social care and what are the priorities for reform? Ann ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Domestic violence and its betrayal

By Stephen Young | 29 September 2021

The Domestic Abuse Act could and should have gone further ‘particularly and most notably around f...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Group Finance Manager - Pensions & Treasury

£65,873 - £68,775

This is your opportunity to be part of something impactful, where your skills will help shape the future of public sector pensions. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council