WHITEHALL
Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024
The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...
BUSINESS
Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued t...
BUSINESS
Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regi...
FINANCE
Grant Thornton fined over pension audit
By Martin Ford | 08 April 2024
Grant Thornton has been fined by the Financial Reporting Council for ‘failures’ in its audit of a...
WHITEHALL
Hopes for regen scheme revived after Home Office scales back asylum plan
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024
A £300m council-led regeneration scheme threatened when Whitehall commandeered the site for asylu...
FINANCE
Homelessness inquiry launched by NAO
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2024
The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an inquiry into homelessness as the issue piles pres...
BUSINESS
Councils lobby for reduced audit fees amid backstop plan
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2024
Fees for councils should be slashed if auditors are forced to give qualified opinions due to fail...
WHITEHALL
Two-year Sandwell intervention to end
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare has today confirmed that Whitehall’s two-year intervention ...
FINANCE
Watchdog warning over Moray's funding gap
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024
Moray Council must act quickly to shore up its finances, Audit Scotland has warned.
AUDIT
Moving forward after failure
By Ed Hammond | 06 March 2024
Ed Hammond considers the governance challenges facing members under section 114 and other models ...
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Herefordshire Council is a stable, well-run and established unitary council in a financial position that will be the envy of many. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Major Projects and Infrastructure
£108,000
Hull is an extremely proud and ambitious city. Apply for this job
Director of Commercial Services
£92,505 - £97,453
Herefordshire Council is a stable, well-run and established unitary council in a financial position that will be the envy of many. Apply for this job
Chief Operating Officer: HoS1
£92,505 - £97,453
Herefordshire Council is a stable, well-run and established unitary council in a financial position that will be the envy of many. Apply for this job
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