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HEALTH
Labour mulling social care tax, Burnham tells SOLACE
By Michael Burton | 11 October 2013
Labour is examining the idea of a national social care tax to make all social care free at the po...
FINANCE
Rochdale leader defends pay rise
By Jamie Hailstone | 11 October 2013
The leader of Rochdale MBC has defended a decision to award chief executive Jim Taylor a £40,000 ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cable: council tax and business rates not answer to local government finances
By Michael Burton | 11 October 2013
Business secretary warns SOLACE conference against simply handing existing revenue-raising power...
FINANCE
IBM extends Smarter Cities programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 October 2013
Computing giant IBM has extended its Smarter Cities programme for another year.
FINANCE
Electoral Commission publishes policy grant figures
By Laura Sharman | 10 October 2013
The amount of public money given to seven political parties to develop policies has been released...
Corridors of Power: Reshuffles and redecorating
10 October 2013
Permanent secretary Sir Gerald Lush and minister’s private secretary George Smith are discussing ...
Cheers Eric!
10 October 2013
Like the Yellow Pages, communities secretary Eric Pickles is not just there for the bad things in...
If you give them an inch, they will take a mile
10 October 2013
Diary would like to remind politicians to maintain standards of etiquette at all times.
Getting a slice of misfortune
10 October 2013
Diary doesn’t want to recall the fear and suffering of the recent firefighters’ walkout.
FINANCE
Exclusive: Birmingham chief's call to cull statutory duties
By Heather Jameson | 10 October 2013
The Government needs to review statutory duties for councils, one of the country’s leading counci...
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- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
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