Bury MBC has suspended its chief executive, Mike Owen, pending the full outcome of an independent...
As yet more devolution proposals face setbacks, Sam Clayden takes the temperature of the agenda a...
Town hall powers to bring forward council tax rises to tackle Britain’s social care crisis ‘may p...
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has agreed to review its pruden...
Last week, two senior figures threw down the gauntlet by asking the fundamental question: what is...
Local authorities have been urged to stop being overly-optimistic and ‘plan for the worst’.
Senior local government personnel have urged Whitehall to delay the introduction of strict new an...
Key figures call for sector-wide debate on the future of local government amid claims of denials ...
We are at a pivotal moment in local government history and the sector has to start being honest, ...
Councils are ‘bending the rules’ on their balance sheets – with the blessing of central governmen...
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Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job
We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job