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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Gough: Local government under water
By Emily Twinch | 04 September 2024
‘Big changes’ to tackle the ‘structural problems’ facing local government are needed to help coun...
HOUSING
Councils spend record £1bn on temporary accommodation
By William Eichler | 30 August 2024
English councils spent a record £1bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households last year...
IMPROVEMENT
EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...
HOUSING
New Homes Bonus expansion floated
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The New Homes Bonus could be expanded to combined authorities to give them an incentive to help t...
SOCIAL CARE
Care providers call for reform of hospital discharge process
By Lee Peart | 27 August 2024
Care providers have called on the Government to reform the hospital discharge process.
POLITICS
Haigh: Councils should decide on traffic measures
By Chris Ames | 22 August 2024
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has pledged to back councils that implement low traffic neighbou...
FINANCE
Council grant funding increases by £2.4bn
By Michael Burton | 21 August 2024
Whitehall revenue grant funding to local authorities was up by £2.4bn last month, the latest figu...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fresh fiscal devolution push as cuts loom
By Dan Peters | 01 August 2024
Council chiefs are attempting to push fiscal devolution onto the desks of new ministers as the Go...
FINANCE
Government urged to devolve council tax powers
By Emily Twinch | 31 July 2024
The Government should devolve the power to fix council tax rates to local authorities, a think-ta...
POLICY
Sector reassures after private school VAT change confirmed
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2024
Councils believe they can manage the increase in demand for school places after Labour’s removal ...
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Finance Manager – Accountancy (Children & Families)
£54,495 – £56,737 (pay award pending plus benefits)
Premium jobThank you for your interest in joining Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and our Finance Service. Apply for this job
Corporate Accountant - WMF2974e
£51,536 - £52,413
We are looking for an experienced, CCAB qualified Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team. Apply for this job
Senior Lawyer - Litigation & Prosecution - WMF2973e
£56,883 - £59,198
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Westmorland and Furness Council Legal Team Apply for this job
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Chiefs take charge
- Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
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