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PREVENTION
Making the shift to prevention
By Zachary Scott | 24 June 2026
Councils across the UK are invited to get involved as partners in the second phase of a new programme to support a strategic shift to prevention. Zachary Scott explains.
FINANCE
The role of internal audit for councils under pressure
By Diana Melville | 16 June 2026
Diana Melville says financial pressure exposes weaknesses in governance, control and capacity, an...
FINANCE
Councils' finance plans must reflect what can actually be delivered
By Iain Murray | 29 May 2026
Iain Murray says that for councils' finance professionals, the practical focus is on testing whet...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Scale of no overall control delivers uncertainty
By Neil Merrick | 12 May 2026
Local authorities are facing weeks of uncertainty after elections left a record number of council...
GOVERNANCE
Turning more complex council politics into effective local governance
By Owen Mapley | 12 May 2026
Officer-member relationships matter more than ever in local government’s new reality, and the pri...
CIPFA
CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
By Dan Peters | 07 May 2026
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has been forced to postpone a v...
FINANCE
CIPFA to consult on financial management codes
By Martin Ford | 29 April 2026
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is to consult on the rules gove...
FINANCE
Might it be time to look at some alternatives to increasing council tax?
By Iain Murray | 17 April 2026
Iain Murray says the challenge is not the annual decision to increase council tax, but how far th...
FINANCE
Report finds 'optimism bias' in council projections
By Neil Merrick | 30 March 2026
Brighton and Hove city councillors were guilty of ‘optimism bias’ in forecasting the popularity o...
FINANCE
Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils
By David Blackman | 19 March 2026
The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...
SEND
Croydon pledge after SEND overspend
By Joe Lepper | 16 March 2026
Croydon LBC has pledged to tackle a raft of problems highlighted in a review into its £16.7m over...
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Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
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