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DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Making a bigger impact on value for money

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2020

COVID-19 may have had an impact on the work programme, but boss of the National Audit Office Gare...

HEALTH

Councils call for clarity on local lockdowns

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

Councils this week called for clarity on the legal powers they will have if they are forced to im...

SCRUTINY

Council leadership needs to have oversight of the entire AI system

By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2020

Council leaders need to provide ‘proper accountability’ for AI technology and staff cannot take a...

DIGITAL

Acting now on standards will enable public sector to reap the benefits of AI

By Lord Jonathan Evans | 09 February 2020

Local authorities using AI will need to establish suitable governance mechanisms, and to be able ...

WHITEHALL

Lancashire first to borrow using municipal bonds agency

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020

Local government’s dormant vehicle for lending councils cash was boosted today after announcing d...

FINANCE

Time for a 'grown-up' chat about audit

By Chris Buss | 09 January 2020

Serious questions have been raised about the level of failure to complete council audits just one...

HOUSING

Kirklees favours bringing thousands of council properties back in-house

By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2019

Kirklees MBC is favouring the option of returning thousands of council homes to the management of...

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny is still the 'poor relation' in councils

03 December 2019

A survey has revealed scrutiny remains a poor relation to the executive function in local governm...

WHITEHALL

Think tanks to produce 'toolkit' to improve governance

By Chris Mahony | 07 October 2019

A project part-funded by Whitehall and the Local Government Association aims to produce ‘practica...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

What is the future for audit?

By Paul Dossett | 01 October 2019

Paul Dossett puts the case for a new type of oversight body for local audit that would take a str...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Highways and Transport

Up to £131,351

Shape the future of Highways and Transport in Essex. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy 

£108,842

Premium jobIf you are a strategic thinker who can inspire teams, champion innovation and drive meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.  Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Manager – Network Management

£50,269 - £52,413 *

We welcome applicants from within and outside local government Apply for this job

Ceredigion County Council

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