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BUSINESS
Councils take direct control of failing housing services company
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019
Four councils yesterday dismissed the board at a housing services company and took direct control...
LEISURE
Union and social enterprise clash over library strike
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2019
A trade union has questioned the treatment of workers by a social enterprise running hundreds of ...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
St Helens to appoint new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 13 December 2019
Kath O’Dwyer is expected to join St Helens MBC as its new chief executive.
WHITEHALL
Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019
Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...
FINANCE
NHS business rates claim rejected by High Court
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2019
Councils have successfully defended a claim for billions of pounds of tax relief for NHS trusts.
HOUSING
Luton launches social letting agency
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2019
It aims to provide a route to the private rented sector for people on benefits and low incomes.
LEGAL
Wakefield council 'overcharging' cabbies, court rules
By William Eichler | 12 December 2019
A court has ruled that Wakefield council were overcharging local taxi drivers for a license to tr...
HOMELESSNESS
Chancellor's claim on homelessness 'beggars belief'
By Ann McGauran | 11 December 2019
The chancellor’s claim that homelessness has reduced by almost half since 2008 ‘absolutely beggar...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
London borough rejects insourcing children's services
By Martin Ford | 11 December 2019
Kingston LBC had considered returning services from a wholly-owned company when their contract en...
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: Scores may have been incorrectly told they can vote
By Dan Peters | 11 December 2019
Councils have been urgently checking their electoral registers ahead of tomorrow’s General Electi...
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- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
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Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management
£99k - £103k
When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
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