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Latest figures reveal 5.7% fall in local government expenditure
06 July 2011
Local authority expenditure has fallen this year by 5.7% to just above £99.5bn, the first such dr...
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Austerity cuts reveal strength of councils
By Luke Barras-Hill | 06 July 2011
Councils have been praised for making shrewd financial decisions as spending falls for the first ...
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Opening up the audit market
05 July 2011
Audit Commission’s work should be opened up to a whole range of new providers, says Andy Mahon.
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Watchdogs savage DCLG over £469m wasted in fire failure
By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2011
DCLG officials in firing line over mismanaged upgrade of fire control rooms.
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Commission says 'no' to councils self-selecting auditors
By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2011
Audit Commission warns DCLG proposals threaten auditors' independence.
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Pickles seeks fresh accord with sector
By Mark Conrad | 30 June 2011
Communities secretary reveals move to make councils ‘85 per cent self-sufficient’
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Wall of debt in China
30 June 2011
Local government debt, the Chinese way. It's certainly very big, but is it clever....?
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Facing up to the pensions challenge
By Bob Neill | 30 June 2011
Reform of the local government pension scheme is essential and overdue, but it also has to be bot...
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Brum food justice
30 June 2011
Diary shows solidarity with councillors' need for a proper sit-down tea before decision-making.
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Clark urges councils: bid to run Whitehall services
By Mark Conrad | 29 June 2011
Greg Clark urges councils to ask Whitehall for the right to run services outside their remit.
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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