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FINANCE
MPs to investigate S114s amid Croydon collapse
03 December 2020
MPs have launched an investigation into the financial predicament of councils in the aftermath of...
FINANCE
Croydon issues second Section 114 notice
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2020
The council still faces a shortfall of £66m, 21 days after its first notice was issued.
FINANCE
Crisis-hit Croydon approves action plan
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2020
Croydon LBC has approved an action plan to put ‘strong financial management and governance right ...
FINANCE
What can we take away from Croydon's s114 notice?
By Rob Whiteman | 19 November 2020
It’s immediately clear from Croydon LBC’s section 114 action that local government must recognise...
WHITEHALL
Sector braced for more Whitehall interventions
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020
Local government is braced for further Whitehall interventions in the wake of ministers launching...
FINANCE
No easy way out
By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020
The pandemic is just the latest in a long list of pressures that have pushed Croydon LBC to the e...
FINANCE
Croydon issues Section 114 notice
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020
Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has issued a Section 114 notice after extra spending controls proved not t...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Sector faces 'second lost decade'
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020
The local government sector has been warned it faces a ‘second lost decade’ as a new index reveal...
BUSINESS
Spelthorne assets have 'continued to perform well'
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2020
A council criticised for borrowing millions of pounds to strike deals has said its assets have ‘c...
FINANCE
Future Forum: Business rates retention is doomed
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2020
Moves to fund local government using the proceeds from business rates are ‘doomed,’ according to ...
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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
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
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