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FINANCE
Watchdog urges faster improvement at Argyll and Bute
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2020
The council has been told it must ‘significantly increase’ the pace of improvement by the Account...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Defective PPE is 'outrageous' says Birmingham leader
By Heather Jameson | 14 May 2020
Providing frontline healthcare workers with out of date safety gear is ‘frankly outrageous’ and p...
BUSINESS
Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...
WHITEHALL
Shielding improvements on agenda for LGA and Whitehall
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
The Local Government Association is working with Whitehall to improve the support system for the ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Bristol to bring back chief executive
By Dan Peters | 07 May 2020
Bristol City Council will bring back the role of chief executive – three years after scrapping th...
FINANCE
LGA 'rapidly refocuses' improvement work
By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020
The Local Government Association (LGA) has ‘rapidly refocused’ its improvement work to help counc...
WHITEHALL
Councils urged to help struggling care providers
By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020
Care minister Helen Whately has urged local authorities to use government funding to help any pro...
WHITEHALL
Council launches judicial review over local plan
By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020
Sevenoaks DC has begun judicial review proceedings after the Government’s planning inspector refu...
BUSINESS
KPMG criticised for rejecting Northamptonshire public interest report pressure
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2020
Northamptonshire CC’s commissioners have criticised the council’s former auditors for deciding no...
IMPROVEMENT
The sector has continued to benefit from Best Value
By Abdool Kara | 01 April 2020
Before COVID-19, Brexit, austerity and the recession came Best Value inspection - and the more ob...
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Interim Head of Commissioning (Children & Families)
£71,513 - £80,593
You will play a pivotal role in developing sustainable, high-quality services while building strong partnerships across health, education, social care Apply for this job
Director of Governance and Civic Services
c£130,000
As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job
Chief Digital & Data Officer
£90,743 - £102,584
You will lead development of our strategy a broad digital, data and technology service and influence how we use data, insight, automation and AI Apply for this job
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