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Council : Challenges and changes in and , March 2020

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Position Department/Organisation Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Valuation Office Agency Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer Valuation Office Agency Director of Operations for Council Tax, Housing Valuation Office Agency Allowances and Network Support Offices Director of Policy & Customer Insight Valuation Office Agency Head of Communications Valuation Office Agency Head of External Affairs Valuation Office Agency External Communications Manager Valuation Office Agency Communications Officer Valuation Office Agency Head of Performance, Central Operations Valuation Office Agency Head of Policy & Disclosure, Strategy & Policy Team Valuation Office Agency Policy Lead Valuation Office Agency Council Tax Policy Adviser Valuation Office Agency Secretary of State Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Minister of State Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Subject Analyst (Local Government Finance) Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Policy Advisor (Local Government Finance) Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Head of Policy - Local Taxation Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Special Advisors Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Press Officer Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Financial Secretary HM Treasury Head of Residential Property Taxation Branch HM Treasury Policy advisor – Residential Property Taxation HM Treasury Deputy Director of Enterprise and Team HM Treasury Policy advisor, Local Government Spending HM Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury Press Secretary HM Treasury Head of Tax Communications HM Treasury Chief Executive HMRC Assistant Private Secretary to Chief Executive HMRC Director, Communications HMRC

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Position Department/Organisation Press Officer HMRC Senior Policy and Analysis Manager for Local Taxation Welsh Government Head of Local Taxation Welsh Government Policy Lead for Reforming Local Government Finance Welsh Government Deputy Director Local Government Strategic Finance Welsh Government

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