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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Let's think carefully about the best scale for delivering public services

By Abdool Kara | 20 July 2020

We have seen a lack of sophisticated thinking by Government about the level at which COVID-19 ini...

FINANCE

Let's not paper over the cracks

By Nathan Elvery | 14 July 2020

Nathan Elvery examines the impact of spending cuts on councils and communities over a decade and ...

FINANCE

Cost of Universal Credit set to soar, says watchdog

By Michael Burton | 10 July 2020

The cost of running Universal Credit is likely to be more expensive than the systems it replaces,...

FINANCE

The care home sector 'entered the pandemic on the back foot'

By Rob Whiteman | 24 June 2020

The suggestion that a 'protective ring' was cast around care homes is difficult to swallow, write...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Making a bigger impact on value for money

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2020

COVID-19 may have had an impact on the work programme, but boss of the National Audit Office Gare...

WHITEHALL

Fresh reorganisation offensive leaves districts quaking

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2020

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) has launched a fresh offensive to rip up the local government ...

WHITEHALL

Government's national approach criticised by top auditor

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2020

A top auditor has heavily criticised the Government’s ‘national approach’ to the coronavirus resp...

HEALTH

Health chiefs deny care home 'recklessness'

By Heather Jameson | 23 June 2020

Health chiefs have rejected allegations that discharging elderly NHS patients into care homes at ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Building on the vital relationship between health and care

By Cllr James Jamieson | 17 June 2020

The annual ADASS budget survey show the serious impact coronavirus has had, says Cllr James Jami...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Managing the smooth expiry of PFI contracts

By Rosie Pearson | 12 June 2020

Rosie Pearson says the end of a PFI contract may seem a long way off, but contract expiry should ...

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Kent County Council

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Cardiff Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director Highways, Streetscene and Waste

£102,522 – £117,672 per annum

Kirklees is a place of character and contrast. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Corporate Director - Adult Social Care and Health

£Competitive

A career-defining role with a package to match Apply for this job

Kent County Council

Director, Frontline Services

£147,524 per annum

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse city, and one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Apply for this job

Cardiff Council