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FINANCE

Home to roost

By Meg Hillier | 26 September 2023

The challenges faced by councils in financial crisis stem from Government action since 2010 and m...

WHITEHALL

Government accused of 'paralysing' councils on waste

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2023

The Government has been accused of leaving frustrated councils ‘paralysed’ by ‘painfully slow’ pr...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up

By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023

This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for urgent audit action

By Mark Whitehead | 22 June 2023

MPs have called for urgent action over an ‘unacceptably high’ backlog of local government audits.

WHITEHALL

Concerns over funding supported housing regulation

By Martin Ford | 21 June 2023

The Government has yet to devise the system to fund councils’ regulation of supported housing, ma...

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...

WHITEHALL

Experts' warning over audit deadlines

By Dan Peters | 11 April 2023

September’s deadline for local audits ‘will not be achievable’ unless swift measures are taken to...

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...

WHITEHALL

More than 370 local audit opinions still outstanding, MPs told

By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023

More than 370 local audit opinions for 2021-22 are still outstanding despite recent measures desi...

WHITEHALL

Treasury tightens grip over DLUHC spending

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2023

New capital projects by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) will now...

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council