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FINANCE
Audit backlog will slow account simplification work
By Dan Peters | 22 May 2023
Changes to simplify council accounts will not be implemented in the short-term due to a lack of c...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A checklist for new councillors
By John Tizard | 12 May 2023
In the aftermath of the local elections, John Tizard offers advice to new councillors and adminis...
WHITEHALL
Calls for supported housing improvements
By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2023
Senior MPs and Whitehall’s spending watchdog today demanded improved regulation and data on suppo...
SOCIAL CARE
Pondering the 'graph of doom'
By Abdool Kara | 02 May 2023
The NHS cannot be afforded higher than inflationary financial increases year-on-year ad infinitum...
WHITEHALL
Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023
Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Sustainable action in Bristol
By Philip Whiteman | 04 April 2023
Paul Joyce, Jason Lowther, and Philip Whiteman report on Bristol’s One City Plan and joint ventur...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Performance: are we learning from history?
By Nathan Elvery | 04 April 2023
Eleven councils have been caught up in intervention or improvement since 2010. Did the Comprehens...
FINANCE
Harris under pressure to back slashing of audit requirements
By Dan Peters | 27 March 2023
The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) first director of local audit is facing increasing pressu...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
It will be the service user who risks losing the most from delayed audits
By Rob Whiteman | 07 March 2023
As the NAO report concludes, delays in local audit accounts pose a risk to the Whole of Governmen...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Looking at alternatives to competitive funding pots
By Abdool Kara | 07 March 2023
Could the resources invested in failed bids, added to the immense resources needed to assess them...
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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
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
Quantity Surveyor
£40,444 - £43,149 per annum + £4,370.75 Market supplement reviewed annually
Working within both the Major Works & Assets teams Apply for this job
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