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Putting the children first
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024
As part of the National Audit Office (NAO)’s study into Governmental support for children with sp...
HOMELESSNESS
Squaring the housing need circle
By Abdool Kara | 23 August 2024
Councils not planning to meet today’s housing need, let alone that of generations to come, are no...
LOCAL AUDIT
Beyond the local audit backstop
By Paul Dossett | 16 August 2024
Paul Dossett reviews the reasons for the delays in audited accounts and says long-term solutions ...
HOMELESSNESS
Homelessness pressures 'unsustainable'
By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024
Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure’ due to record levels of homelessness, according ...
AUDIT
Audit reset requires 'different attitude'
By Martin Ford | 02 July 2024
A ‘whole different attitude’ to local audit is required to rescue the system from crisis, the Pub...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Getting public infrastructure back on track
By Mark Robinson | 18 June 2024
We have reached a critical juncture for public infrastructure, says Mark Robinson. Accelerated pr...
WHITEHALL
Auditors add to council biometric warnings
By Mark Conrad | 20 May 2024
A spending watchdog has echoed councils’ concerns that biometric entry requirements at UK ports c...
FINANCE
Gauging the benefit of productivity plans
By Abdool Kara | 30 April 2024
At the least the new Government requirement for productivity plans will give a platform for autho...
WHITEHALL
NAO warning over childcare reforms
By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024
Just one in 10 councils predict they will meet the deadline to create 85,000 Government-funded ch...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
41st time lucky?
22 April 2024
After four decades of different initiatives which have failed to boost growth, Professor Martin J...
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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