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INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Cotton 'deal' would land Birmingham in the mire
By Heather Jameson | 29 April 2026
Heather Jameson says if Cllr John Cotton’s pay deal - announced by him as Labour leader of Birmi...
HOMELESSNESS
Death prevention duties
By Gill Taylor | 29 April 2026
Relationships between coroners and Safeguarding Adults Boards are often inconsistent and unclear,...
HOMELESSNESS
Mayors: A secret weapon to tackle homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 29 April 2026
Jack Shaw says mayoral leadership can add much-needed ballast to a broken, expensive system that ...
FINANCE
Fifty years on: Lessons from the Layfield report on local council funding
By Owen Mapley | 29 April 2026
Half a century from the Layfield Report on local government finance, many of the issues it raised...
DEVOLUTION
Regional devolution can help rebuild trust in government through growth
By Ben Lucas | 29 April 2026
Devolution offers a chance to restore people’s faith in government, writes Ben Lucas.
POLITICS
Kent's political possibilities
By Duncan Flynn | 29 April 2026
While the sector awaits a swathe of government decisions on unitarisation, Duncan Flynn predicts ...
FINANCE
How councils are using crowdfunding to match-fund repair and reuse projects
By Frank Kibble | 27 April 2026
Frank Kibble looks at how councils can co-fund and support the repair and reuse revolution.
REORGANISATION
Unitarisation: What comes next?
By Steve Leach | 24 April 2026
Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if there will be ‘a further influx of smaller unitary authorities...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Closing the confidence gap
By Emmet Regan | 23 April 2026
Emmet Regan looks at why government has lost the confidence to ‘do big things’ and says rebuildin...
GOVERNANCE
Why CfGS is needed now more than ever
By Ed Hammond | 23 April 2026
As Ed Hammond departs for pastures new, the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny’s deputy chief exe...
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
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- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£100k+ (pay award pending)
Premium jobSalford Community Leisure (SCL) is a community benefit society with charitable status that manages sport, leisure, and cultural services... Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
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