WHITEHALL

Councils warned to 'check first, pay later' to fight fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Senior local authority managers should understand the risks of fraud and ensure councils are usin...

COUNCILLORS

New-look ethics code a step closer

03 February 2015

Groups representing senior council officers will this week be formally invited to sign up to plan...

WHITEHALL

Partial funding victory for councils in final settlement

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2015

Councils scored a partial victory this week with an extra £74m for local welfare and social care ...

HEALTH

Whiteman: Integrate health and social care to save NHS

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2015

Finance chiefs have warned some parts of the NHS are heading towards a financial cliff without in...

FINANCE

Time to face facts

03 February 2015

Can councils continue to provide quality services on the frontline with less and less resources –...

WHITEHALL

Sceptical public is no surprise

By Tony Kirkham | 27 January 2015

I believe it was American author Mark Twain who first coined the phrase ‘Lies, damned lies, and ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

CIPFA president appointed Bury interim chief

26 January 2015

Bury MBC has appointed Mike Owen – currently the president of the Chartered Institute of Public F...

FINANCE

We have a financial mountain to climb

By Peter Stuart | 20 January 2015

Local government needs to find further cuts – and we may only be 30% through the programme accord...

FINANCE

Complex accounts 'obstacle to public scrutiny'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Finance chiefs have been lobbying the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) over...

WHITEHALL

SIGOMA angered over loss of government grants

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

A group of councils has accused the Government of trying to downplay the impact of the latest loc...

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Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council