FINANCE

Where Lyons purred, councils can roar

By John Healey | 11 November 2014

John Healey looks at the key points of the Lyons review and highlights the challenges local autho...

WHITEHALL

Councils build up reserves for cuts to come

By Heather Jameson | 11 November 2014

Councils are building up a war chest of cash in the run up to the spending review, to protect the...

HEALTH

Watchdog criticises Better Care Fund planning

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 November 2014

Care bosses have called for better long-term financial planning following a report by the Nationa...

DCLG

Pickles 'deeply honoured' to win award

By Dan Peters | 07 November 2014

Eric Pickles has said he is ‘deeply honoured’ to win an award for representing and working well w...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Manchester deal opens floodgates to devolution

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2014

Government plans to hand extra powers to Manchester under a directly-elected ‘metro-mayor’ could ...

FINANCE

Civil service devolution?

By Katherine Kerswell | 03 November 2014

Whitehall could do worse than look to Scotland’s example in creating a successfully devolved civi...

WHITEHALL

East Midlands joins devolution calls

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 November 2014

Local authorities in the East Midlands have called for greater powers from Whitehall as the devol...

HEALTH

We should embrace early accounts closure

By Andy Mack | 29 October 2014

Early closure of accounts is the future, writes Andy Mack, a director with Grant Thornton and the...

ENVIRONMENT

Building a very 21st century garden city

By Dr Patrick Clarke | 28 October 2014

Dr Patrick Clarke argues that it is possible to create new environments that draw on the characte...

WHITEHALL

Hillingdon in dramatic BCF snub

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

A rebel council has refused to submit a Better Care Fund (BCF) plan amid widespread dissatisfacti...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategy, Workforce and Transformation Manager

£58,103.00, Grade 14, 37 hours, Permanent

Our aim is to have a confident, skilled and productive workforce Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Director of Environment and Sustainability

£95,388 to £105,328

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

Nottingham City Council

Assistant Chief Executive

£95,388 to £105,328

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

Nottingham City Council