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WHITEHALL

New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention

By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Government has no action plan for improving children's social care

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2022

The Government has admitted it does not have a single detailed action plan to deliver high-qualit...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

You can't level up from Whitehall

By Sarah Longlands | 07 February 2022

The Levelling up White Paper spent a lot of time talking about ancient history, but will do littl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA Labour leader claims political 'meddling' in intervention

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022

Cllr Nick Forbes warned confidence in the current system was being put at risk as a result.

WHITEHALL

Levelling up will take years, IFS warns

By Michael Burton | 01 February 2022

An updated funding formula and a revalued and reformed council tax will be key early tests of the...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for chief and leader to quit after Star death

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2022

A senior Bradford city councillor has called for the chief executive and leader to quit in the af...

BUSINESS

Risk warning over council development firm

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2022

Councillors at Cambridgeshire CC have issued a major warning about a development firm part-owned ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Where does place-making fit into post-pandemic life?

By Hannah Doody | 26 January 2022

Merton LBC has completed its widest-ever engagement programme on what a post-pandemic borough in ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Amid current political chaos, levelling up cannot be overlooked

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 26 January 2022

Rhetoric about levelling up is high – but the Government has been missing in action and inequalit...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care needs more cash whether tax hike happens or not, says SIGOMA

By Ann McGauran | 25 January 2022

Adult social care will need extra funding whether the Government’s planned tax hike goes ahead or...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £112k

You’ll provide overall strategic direction and professional leadership to our Legal and Democratic Services team Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Director of Digital & IT (CDIO)

Up to £122k inc. market supplement

You will establish a clear and ambitious digital strategy, bringing together technology, data, information governance and service transformation Apply for this job

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£89,037 to £92,538

You’ll enhance our emphasis on quality assurance and getting things ‘right first time’ – making better use of technology in our approach Apply for this job

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