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FINANCE
Alarm bells over £6.6bn property spending spree
By Martin Ford | 13 February 2020
Auditors have suggested an overhaul of council borrowing and investment rules may be needed after...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Let councils invest or pay up with funding
By Heather Jameson | 12 February 2020
Tighter controls on local government's investments may be on the way – but central Government wil...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Sizing up the efficiency problem
By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2020
If delivering efficiency is a driver for local government there are reasons to believe there may ...
WHITEHALL
NAO to probe one-off Government funding pots
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2020
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to probe the effect of the Government’s shift towards one-off ...
WHITEHALL
Treasurer concern at isolation of audit reviews
By Dan Peters | 22 November 2019
Council treasurers have expressed concerns that two consultations on the future of audit are bein...
FINANCE
Delayed audit council names kept under wraps
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2019
The 150 councils where auditors were unable to issue an opinion by the end of September are expec...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG puts itself on no-deal footing
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2019
Whitehall Brexit operations centres sprang into action yesterday as the Ministry of Housing, Comm...
WHITEHALL
Yellowhammer activated amid no-deal Brexit fears
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2019
Kent CC has insisted it is ‘business as usual’ as the Government activated Operation Yellowhammer...
FINANCE
Putting our finances on a secure footing
By Andrew Burns | 09 October 2019
Andrew Burns examines how councils can ensure financial sustainability and put local services on ...
WHITEHALL
Call for new audit oversight body
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019
A new type of oversight body for local audit that would take a strategic approach to addressing t...
Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service
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Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service
Up to £81,708
At Suffolk County Council, we are reshaping how we support children and families – with ambition, pace and purpose. Apply for this job
Director of Housing Policy
£116,286 - £167,606 per annum
Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Housing Management
£116,286–£167,606 per annum
Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job
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