ELECTIONS

The trouble with Oflog

23 October 2023

Council senior officers are broadly united in their view that Oflog will not provide warning of l...

FINANCE

What can councils expect from intervention?

By Jessica Crowe | 09 October 2023

With a unique perspective on intervention, Jess Crowe offers up some advice for councils faced wi...

FINANCE

Bumpy ride for Brum

By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2023

Mark Conrad looks at what form intervention at Birmingham City Council is likely to take.

WHITEHALL

Gove announces five-year Brum intervention

By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023

Communities secretary Michael Gove today announced a five-year Government intervention at Birming...

SOLACE

The problem with Best Value

By Barry Quirk CBE | 18 September 2023

The Government’s new Best Value draft guidance targets the right issues, but in too many areas it...

FINANCE

Learning the stark lessons from a crisis

By Ann McGauran | 13 September 2023

Slough Council’s sacked chief executive Josie Wragg reflects on ways to predict organisational in...

FINANCE

Be bold and better

By Cllr Abi Brown | 04 September 2023

Oflog may be the Government’s plan for improvement, but Cllr Abi Brown suggests the local governm...

FINANCE

Middlesbrough agrees to independent improvement advisory board

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023

Middlesbrough Council has agreed to have an independent improvement advisory board for a year fro...

BEST VALUE

Poor leadership is key indicator of potential failure

By Rob Whiteman | 30 August 2023

Chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Rob Whiteman, says ...

IMPROVEMENT

Managing local authority responsibilities

By Clare Hardy | 02 October 2018

The need for local authorities to manage their 'delicate balancing act' can be particularly chall...

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Chief Officer - Capital

£97,082 per year

This role is responsible for leading and delivering the Council’s General Fund Capital Programme. Apply for this job

Aberdeen City Council

Legal & Democratic Services Divisional Manager (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £88,183 per annum plus relocation package

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Chichester District Council

Development and Adoptions Manager - WMF1725e

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The increase in new highway construction is having a direct impact on the highway service delivery Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

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Chief Officer - Capital

£97,082 per year

This role is responsible for leading and delivering the Council’s General Fund Capital Programme. Apply for this job

Aberdeen City Council

Legal & Democratic Services Divisional Manager (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £88,183 per annum plus relocation package

Lead Chichester's Legacy and Help Shape West Sussex' Future Apply for this job

Chichester District Council

Development and Adoptions Manager - WMF1725e

£55,119 - £57,362

The increase in new highway construction is having a direct impact on the highway service delivery Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council