FINANCE

Accounts should be of interest to local taxpayers

By Alison Scott | 03 June 2015

In all our professional lives there are areas of expertise and focus that we view as an essential...

FINANCE

Chief executives call for talks over DIP reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Council chiefs have urged the Government to repeal measures aimed at making it easier to dismiss ...

FINANCE

SOLACE seeks views on ethics code

By Dan Peters | 06 May 2015

Ideas about what should be in an overarching statement of ethics for senior public service manage...

FINANCE

Councils urged to be prudent when exploring derivatives

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2015

Councils thinking about dipping their toes back into the financial derivatives market have been w...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ring-fenced fund 'could cut spending'

By Tom Bridge | 05 May 2015

A ring-fenced fund to support councils and other bodies redesign local services could reduce spen...

WHITEHALL

Residents trust local politicians more than Whitehall

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Local politicians are trusted twice as much as their Westminster counterparts to make the right r...

SOCIAL CARE

Will we hear an honest debate in the week before the election?

By Heather Jameson | 28 April 2015

Heather Jameson ponders if the parties will focus on winning the election by telling people what ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lib Dem manifesto commits to local government fiscal freedom

15 April 2015

The Liberal Democrat manifesto has committed the party to delivering greater fiscal freedom for E...

FINANCE

CIPFA urges bosses to use OBCM rules

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015

Finance bosses have called on councils and other public sector organisations to use Open Book Con...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Stand-off over counter-fraud strategy

By Dan Peters | 24 March 2015

A new counter-fraud strategy for councils has been delayed with the Department for Communities an...

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Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

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Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

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