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WHITEHALL

LGA strikes £20m improvement deal

By Dan Peters | 10 April 2018

Whitehall is looking to strengthen the sector-led improvement regime in its latest £20m deal with...

WHITEHALL

Chancellor misses yet another opportunity

By Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2018

Steve Houghton says time is fast running out for local government finance.

FINANCE

Council finances are becoming truly unsustainable

By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2018

Mark Conrad digs into the underlying data behind the NAO's latest report on council finances and ...

WHITEHALL

'Big variances' in financial sustainability

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2018

There are ‘big variances’ in how equipped councils are to respond to the financial challenges the...

WHITEHALL

Reserves red alert

By Mark Conrad | 07 March 2018

NAO study on financial sustainability warns of fresh cash crisis for local authorities

HEALTH

What next for health and care?

By Michael Burton | 20 February 2018

In the second round table discussion hosted by The MJ and the National Audit Office, participants...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Recruitment and retention: Who will be left to care in the future?

By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2018

Auditors, academics, practitioners and unions are pointing to the recruitment and retention issue...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The words 'light touch' should never refer to public expenditure

By Abdool Kara | 06 February 2018

Abdool Kara on local enterprise partnership accountability and transparency.

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Government knew provisional settlement was wrong

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2018

Whitehall officials rushed out the provisional local government finance settlement days before Ch...

BUSINESS

Former LEP chair accused of cover-up over deal

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

MPs have accused an ex-local enterprise partnership (LEP) chairman of a ‘cover up’ after he refus...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Head of Rent Service

£79,119 - £82,368

This leadership role in the Council, with responsibility for the effective and efficient collection of rent across the Housing Revenue Account Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Corporate Director of Children’s Services

Competitive Salary

You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Fire Safety Lead

£53,051- £57,372 per annum

Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job

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