FINANCE

Stormy waters ahead

By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024

Mark Conrad talks to three major groups of councils about what the provisional finance settlement...

FINANCE

We need Government to recognise district councils could help them fix the system

By Gill Kneller | 08 January 2024

Hampshire CC's finances are having indirect impacts on East Hampshire DC and its most vulnerable ...

FINANCE

Oflog chair 'aware of the systemic pressures'

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), Lord Morse, has said he wants to ‘set the recor...

DEVOLUTION

Lord Morse: I do not blame all council failure on 'bad management' 

By Lord Morse | 05 January 2024

A recent newspaper article portrayed him wrongly as arguing that any council financial failure co...

FINANCE

Nottingham commissioners would 'undermine senior officers'

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2024

Nottingham City Council has urged the Government not to send in commissioners to oversee the runn...

FINANCE

Finance watchdog launches Thurrock investigation

By Mark Conrad | 03 January 2024

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the conduct of an unname...

FINANCE

Havering LBC 'on brink' of section 114 notice

By Mark Conrad | 22 December 2023

Havering LBC could become the first council to issue a section 114 notice in 2024, after its lead...

FINANCE

Council looks at minimum service level to balance budget

By Mark Conrad | 20 December 2023

A struggling county council wants to determine its legal minimum service level across all service...

ELECTIONS

Crying wolf or creaking system?

By Andy Pike | 19 December 2023

There is contention over the true scale of councils’ financial woes and what lies behind them say...

FINANCE

Tax referendum cap lifted for three councils

By Martin Ford | 19 December 2023

A number of councils are set to raise council tax by up to 10% next year without holding referend...

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Structures Commissioner

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We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join our team as the Structures Commissioner. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

Operations Manager (Performance & Improvement)

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Royal Greenwich is embarking on major service changes Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Integrated Joint Commissioning, Youth and Community Partnerships and Improvement

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Are you a visionary leader passionate about transforming outcomes for children, young people and families? Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council