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FINANCE

Treasurers urged to simplify their accounting procedures

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2016

‘Hard to reach’ treasurers in larger councils are the target of a fresh round of consultation int...

FINANCE

CIPFA has tips to cut financial plans' workload

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2016

Most councils putting together efficiency plans to take advantage of the Government’s multi-year ...

FINANCE

Whitehall policies 'choke' housebuilding plans

By Sam Clayden | 15 July 2016

Whitehall’s ‘inconsistent’ housing policies have ‘choked’ local authority revenue streams and kil...

FINANCE

Spotting opportunities

By Rob Whiteman | 13 July 2016

Despite the country facing unprecedented upheavals of power, Rob Whiteman says councils need to f...

WHITEHALL

'Change attitude to risk,' says CIPFA

By Tom Bridge | 13 July 2016

It would be ‘unacceptable’ if local government shied away from taking risks on commercial activit...

FINANCE

Council fraud defences save £300m

By William Eichler | 12 July 2016

Local authority fraud defences saved nearly £300m in 2015/16, the Chartered Institute of Public F...

WHITEHALL

Clark demands clarity amid threat of EU funds 'madness'

06 July 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark will press his government bosses to confirm ‘as quickly as possi...

FINANCE

Brexit budget delay 'stay of execution'

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2016

George Osborne’s announcement that there will be no emergency budget before the autumn ‘will feel...

BUSINESS RATES

'Push for fiscal devo to survive'

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2016

Local government must keep pushing for more fiscal devolution to survive financially, according t...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Tory Councillors back EU remain vote

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

More than 150 Tory councillors have backed the campaign to remain in the European Union (EU) as t...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

c£275,000

Croydon: London’s largest borough. London’s most important leadership role. Apply for this job

Croydon Council

Corporate Director - Planning

£97,966 - £126,181

Do you share our ambition for Dorset? Apply for this job

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South London is a place of real ambition and remarkable scale. Apply for this job

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