NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Close to breaking – the dire state of local audit

By Mike Newbury | 26 June 2023

The effects of the local audit backlog are no longer containable, writes Mike Newbury.

WHITEHALL

Legality of severance payment guidance questioned

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has questioned the legality of statutory guidance governin...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for urgent audit action

By Mark Whitehead | 22 June 2023

MPs have called for urgent action over an ‘unacceptably high’ backlog of local government audits.

WHITEHALL

'No progress' on devolution to London

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2023

The capital appears to have ‘taken a step backwards’ on devolution, a former chair of London Coun...

PENSIONS

Assessing councils' wealth health

By Dan Bates | 20 June 2023

In the wake of two huge fiscal failures for the sector, Dan Bates sets out how the financial heal...

SOLACE

The truth about council failures

By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2023

As the sorry saga of financial failures at the likes of Woking BC and Thurrock Council continues ...

AUDIT

Audit and governance is the conscience of the council

By Adele Taylor | 13 June 2023

The remit of the audit and governance committee is much more than the debits and credits of the s...

BUSINESS

Consequences would be 'unfair' for late accounts submission

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Introducing consequences for councils that fail to publish their accounts by the end of May deadl...

AUDIT

Active travel hampered by 'low capability and ambition'

By Mark Whitehead | 07 June 2023

Council leaders have defended active travel measures after auditors found more than half of counc...

FINANCE

Auditors should push ahead with accounts sign off, says NAO head

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2023

‘Unpalatable but necessary options’ should be considered to clear the local audit backlog, the he...

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Carbon and Net Zero Manager

£47,754 - £50,788

To lead and manage the carbon strategy for the Agent by developing a programme Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of City Transport

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Assistant Director of City Sustainability

£78k-£84k

Sheffield is not only England’s fourth largest city, but also the greenest city in the UK. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council