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AUTUMN BUDGET
Budget: LGR confirmed in high tax, high spend Budget
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2024
Local government reorganisation – and the efficiency savings it will make – have been confirmed i...
POLITICS
Budget: Reeves attempts to drive up affordable homes
By William Eichler | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of afford...
POLITICS
Budget: Minimum wage and National Insurance rises to hit councils
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed rises to the minimum wage and employers’ National Insuranc...
POLITICS
Budget: Chancellor promises to permanently lower business rates
By Ann McGauran | 30 October 2024
The chancellor prioritised delivering permanently lower business rates from 2026/27 in the Budge...
HOUSING
First council secures top grade from social housing regulator
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2024
Barnsley MBC has become the first and only council to be awarded the top grade by the Regulator o...
POLITICS
Budget: Cash bonanza not expected for councils
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to plough cash into public services in today’s Budget – but ...
FINANCE
Scottish councils 'under extraordinary pressure'
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2024
The council finance system in Scotland requires reform to avoid ‘catastrophe’, newly-published re...
PEOPLE
Leeds announces new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2024
Leeds City Council is set to appoint a civil servant as its new permanent chief executive.
PEOPLE
East Midlands set for first permanent chief executive
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2024
The East Midlands Combined County Authority has announced Amy Harhoff is to be appointed as its f...
DATA
Councils 'need to do better' on data breaches
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2024
Information Commissioner John Edwards has told councils they ‘need to do better’ when handling pe...
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£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
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Head of Compliance, Maintenance and Facilities Management
G 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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