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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...

PEOPLE

Surrey chief executive prepared for 'challenging times'

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2024

Surrey CC’s new chief executive has put cultivation of the workforce top of his agenda to negotia...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Newham mayor 'deeply concerned' by airport expansion

By William Eichler | 21 August 2024

Newham LBC’s mayor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ after ministers overruled the council to appro...

SOCIAL HOUSING

Social housing call as waiting lists grow

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2024

The Lib Dems have called for local authorities to be able to buy land at cheaper prices to help t...

HOUSING

Call for Government RAAC remediation cash

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024

Pressure is growing on the Scottish Government to help shoulder the multi-million pound burden of...

UNIONS

Strikes loom for councils

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024

Several local authorities are set for industrial action later this month in an escalation of disp...

REGULATION

Councils acting 'more robustly' over penalty charge notices

By William Eichler | 20 August 2024

The number of penalty charge notices (PCN) referred to enforcement agencies jumped by two-thirds ...

BIRMINGHAM

Questions raised over Brum's decision to issue s114

By William Eichler | 19 August 2024

A call has been made for an investigation into the issuing of Birmingham City Council’s section 114.

CYBER SECURITY

Three councils fall victim to cyber-attack

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2024

Three council housing websites have been taken down after falling victim to a cyber-attack.

FINANCE

Abolish grant support for five local authorities to raise £600m, think-tank suggests

By Dan Peters | 19 August 2024

The Government should ‘reduce or eliminate all support’ for a number of local authorities where c...

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

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