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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Time for change: An early review for the Code of Audit Practice
By Mike Newbury | 13 February 2024
Change is needed now to resolve the broader problems in the local audit market, and together with...
BUSINESS
Accountancy bodies move to offer dual membership
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024
Two accountancy bodies are putting the ‘finishing touches’ to the registration process for an acc...
FINANCE
Consultation on audit reset proposals launched
By Martin Ford | 09 February 2024
Proposals to reset the local audit system and clear the backlog of accounts have been officially ...
AUDIT
Statutory recommendations lifted at Sandwell
By Martin Ford | 08 February 2024
Auditors have lifted the three statutory recommendations in place at Sandwell MBC.
FINANCE
Audit 'backstops' could become permanent
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2024
‘Backstop’ dates designed to reset the local audit system could become a ‘permanent feature,’ the...
PLANNING
Officer-member relations 'fractured' at Wrexham
By Ellie Ames | 01 February 2024
Issues in Wrexham CBC’s planning service mean it is hindered in fulfilling its role, an audit has...
WHITEHALL
MPs 'disturbed' by state of local audit
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2024
MPs have been left ‘disturbed’ by the state of the local government audit system, top officials h...
AUDIT
Providing piecemeal offerings fails to fix the underlying causes
23 January 2024
'As the public sector purse becomes tighter at a time when demand outstrips supply, a longer-term...
DIGITAL
Radical overhaul required to drag us into the 21st century
By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2024
From central government and the NHS, to police, prisons and local government: the ‘state of the s...
FINANCE
Auditor's 'significant concerns' over Dudley finances
By Martin Ford | 15 January 2024
Dudley MBC has received a withering verdict on its finances from external auditor Grant Thornton ...
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up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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