FINANCE

Sector in regulation rift days before Oflog launch

By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023

Sector splits on regulation remain just days before the expected launch of the Office for Local G...

SOLACE

The truth about council failures

By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2023

As the sorry saga of financial failures at the likes of Woking BC and Thurrock Council continues ...

FINANCE

Resilience by numbers

By Neville Murton | 19 June 2023

Norwich City Council’s interim Section 151 officer Neville Murton says the council has a history ...

FINANCE

Auditors should push ahead with accounts sign off, says NAO head

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2023

‘Unpalatable but necessary options’ should be considered to clear the local audit backlog, the he...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Don't wait for the planet to send a warning shot

By Rob Whiteman | 30 May 2023

The latest CIPFA report calls for a pick and mix approach to tackling global warming. Rob Whitema...

FINANCE

Harris to take interest in Oflog-audit interplay

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

The Financial Reporting Council’s first director of local audit wants to take a closer look at th...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Woking financial woes 'like Thurrock on speed'

By Paul Marinko | 23 May 2023

A damning report into Woking BC’s finances has been described as making the borough look ‘like Th...

FINANCE

Audit backlog will slow account simplification work

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2023

Changes to simplify council accounts will not be implemented in the short-term due to a lack of c...

WHITEHALL

Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023

Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...

SOLACE

Lessons on leadership and governance

By Professor Catherine Staite | 18 April 2023

Paul Dossett and Professor Catherine Staite consider what can be learned from the varied and comp...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Regeneration

£80,229 - £83,448

The Council is seeking to recruit an experienced Head of Regeneration to join our dynamic Regeneration and Economic Development Service Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Project Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

We want to become a more strategic, efficient and adaptive organisation, to deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Early Years, Education and Skills

£106,361 to £115,452

This is an exciting time to join Bury Council. Apply for this job

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