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WHITEHALL
Welsh devolution branded as 'short-sighted and clunky'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 February 2016
Academics have dismissed Whitehall plans to devolve more powers to Wales as ‘clunky, inequitable ...
WHITEHALL
Committee mulling over 100% business rates retention plans
By MJ reporter | 03 February 2016
Local government finance experts have briefed MPs on the potential impact of proposals to allow c...
WHITEHALL
'Too few details' in rush to complete Housing Bill
By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016
Lords and council leaders have slated the Government for driving through the Housing and Planning...
FINANCE
Councils 'punished' for low reserves
By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016
Councils that keep reserves low are being ‘punished’ as the sector is told it must now use them t...
WHITEHALL
LGA rapped over 'disappointing settlement response'
03 February 2016
A senior Tory Local Government Association (LGA) councillor has criticised his own organisation’s...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
LGA waits to hear about cash for sector-led improvment
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) was this week waiting to find out how much money Whitehall...
FINANCE
Jobseekers 'must not pay council tax'
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Asking people on jobseekers’ allowance to pay council tax is unfair, the Department for Communiti...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA 'neutral' on EU referendum
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) will remain neutral during the referendum on whether Brita...
FINANCE
Leese calls for council tax revaluation 25 years on
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese has made fresh calls for an overhaul of council ...
FINANCE
Sector faces £1.5bn bill for backdated NHS relief
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Local government could be hit with a bill of up to £1.5bn after 60 NHS trusts suggested they migh...
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- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
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Infrastructure Manager – Highways
£71,335 - £75,113
Northumberland is a place of scale, ambition and opportunity. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
- Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
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