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FINANCE

Councils left in lurch over housing benefit assurance

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2023

Scores of councils have been left in the lurch after failing to find an auditor to carry out thei...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Minister: Oflog won't spot every council failure

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2023

In his speech to the Local Government Association conference this week, levelling up secretary Mi...

WHITEHALL

Level measures

By Jonathan Werran | 04 July 2023

Localis’s research into the potential for public service integration to underpin the delivery of ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Complaints: heed the warnings

By Richard Blakeway | 04 July 2023

Housing ombudsman and Local Government Association conference speaker Richard Blakeway offers key...

FINANCE

Nottingham's finance controls 'not fit for purpose'

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2023

An external review uncovered a ‘weak control environment,’ ‘ineffective systems’ and a 'culture w...

FINANCE

Sector tells MPs 'we need your help' on audit

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2023

A plea has been made to MPs to ‘give the sector a break’ to allow it to get on top of its audit ‘...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Close to breaking – the dire state of local audit

By Mike Newbury | 27 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...

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frederica-diamanta

Group Leader – Plans, Policies & Place Making

£56,471 to £60,654 per annum, £4000 per annum for up to 3 years

Premium jobLead Growth. Shape Places. Inspire Change. Apply for this job

Charnwood Borough Council

Chief Executive

£174,377

Premium jobHerefordshire is at an exciting point in its story. Apply for this job

Herefordshire Council

Director of People & Culture

up to £135k

At Redbridge, we’re building an amazing place to work, learn and thrive. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council