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FINANCE
Councils told to face up to financial challenges
By Martin Ford | 03 November 2021
Local authorities urged to face up to the tough financial decisions in wake of Wirral and Peterbo...
FINANCE
Minister warns Wirral and Peterborough on finances
By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021
Two councils that applied for capitalisation directions from the Government failed to face up to ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Valuing the relationship between HR and finance
By Jonathon Sheppard | 02 November 2021
The chief executive of CIPFA recently raised many thought-provoking suggestions on the recruitmen...
WHITEHALL
Commissioners to monitor Slough improvement plan
By Chris Mahony | 26 October 2021
Mismanagement and a dysfunctional culture contributed to Slough Council’s financial meltdown, two...
LEGAL
CIPFA blocks publication of failed project review
By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has refused to publish a report...
BUSINESS RATES
It is teamwork that makes the dream work
By Joanne Pitt | 20 October 2021
The Government would be wise to do all it can to de-escalate tensions with councils over funding,...
WHITEHALL
Sunak warned of greater future costs without public service investment
By Chris Mahony | 19 October 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must swiftly invest in public services hit hardest by the pandemic or face...
BUSINESS
LGA: External audit firms need to address their shortcomings
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2021
Town hall leaders have said external audit firms ‘need to address their shortcomings’ to improve ...
FINANCE
Raising council tax is a 'threat' not an opportunity, says Whiteman
12 October 2021
Government plans to give councils the option to raise council feels more like a ‘threat’ than an ...
FINANCE
Future Forum: Whiteman accuses some councils of going too far
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2021
Some councils borrowing excessively for commercial activity are going too far, the chief executiv...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
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