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WHITEHALL

NAO leader heads to the Cayman Islands

21 June 2016

National Audit Office (NAO) executive leader for local services Sue Higgins will be stepping down...

FINANCE

Details of £300m grant 'not in the public interest'

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2016

The Government has refused to publish key details about how its £300m transitional grant was allo...

FINANCE

Capital spend warning for councils

By Tom Bridge | 15 June 2016

Auditors have warned the risks from shifting council investment in capital programmes must be bet...

FINANCE

Authorities praised for 'sharp' financial focus

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

Councils have ‘sharpened up their act’ in their battle for financial sustainability, an expert ha...

FINANCE

NHS chief: Five more years of bed blocking

By Sam Clayden | 07 June 2016

Rising pressures in adult social care could mean at least five more years of bed blocking, the ch...

WHITEHALL

£300m grant details 'delayed by Whitehall'

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

The Government is dragging its feet over providing key details about how an extra £300m transitio...

HEALTH

£820m bed blocking cost putting services under strain

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 May 2016

Bed blocking is costing the NHS £820m a year and putting care services under strain, according to...

FINANCE

NAO's undercover role

25 May 2016

Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog to probe final funding deal

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Auditors are poised to probe a last-minute government decision to gift some councils £300m transi...

FINANCE

Devolution is still uncharted territory

By Michael Burton | 26 April 2016

Michael Burton delves into last week’s National Audit Office report on the 10 English devolution ...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive

£148,775 - £159,480

Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)

£104,196 (plus pay award pending)

You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job

Swindon Borough Council

Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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