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CLIMATE CHANGE
Due diligence matters
By Brian Ng | 25 May 2022
Due diligence should not be viewed as a ‘tick box’ exercise, but as a crucial decision-making too...
FINANCE
Councils urged to draw on crisis management skills
By Mark Conrad | 24 May 2022
Scotland’s councils should draw on their COVID-19 experiences when handling the new challenges po...
FINANCE
'Serious breakdown' in senior relationships, report reveals
By Mark Conrad | 24 May 2022
A scathing review of executive cultures at Thanet DC has concluded that relationships between sen...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Leaders to reconsider governance overhaul
By Martin Ford | 09 May 2022
Fears have been raised plans to ‘re-establish’ the West of England joint committee could put £600...
COUNCILLORS
Government must rethink its approach to poor governance and behaviour in councils
By Graeme McDonald | 04 May 2022
Solace supports all of the Committee on Standards in Public Life report's recommendations on stan...
MANAGEMENT
Council held decade-long contract with dormant firm
By Martin Ford | 27 April 2022
Grant Thornton said it exposed a ‘significant weakness’ in Herefordshire Council’s contract manag...
FINANCE
Nottingham expected to bring housing back under direct control after probes
By Dan Peters | 27 April 2022
Nottingham City Council is expected to bring its housing back under direct control after two inde...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Chief warns leaders over governance overhaul
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2022
A chief executive has warned council leaders a proposed governance overhaul will put £600m of Gov...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mayor's meetings with contractors breached constitution
By Martin Ford | 11 April 2022
Meetings between Middlesbrough’s Mayor and contractors over the council’s flagship regeneration p...
SCRUTINY
Peer challenge criticises councillor infighting
By Martin Ford | 06 April 2022
Councillors at Windsor & Maidenhead BC are ‘showing the council in a poor light’ according to a c...
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Assistant Director of Governance, People & Performance (Monitoring Officer)
c.£95,000
Arun District Council is entering one of the most significant and exciting periods in its recent history Apply for this job
Highway Asset Manager (Contracts)
£58,310 per annum
Premium jobAre you experienced in delivering large-scale infrastructure programmes that keep communities connected and safe? Apply for this job
Lead Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial - WMF2715e
£51,356 - £52,412
You will be managing and supervising a designated team. Apply for this job
- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
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