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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Our peer challenge experience

By Mike Harden | 03 April 2018

Mike Harden breaks down the key learning from Knowsley MBC's recent peer challenge.

SCRUTINY

Donna Hall: Let's bring back the Audit Commission

By Donna Hall | 28 March 2018

Donna Hall believes Northamptonshire CC’s situation and the changing nature of chief executives’ ...

AUDIT

The Audit Commission needed its wings clipped but abolition was not the answer

By Andy Sawford | 28 March 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s woes have been fuelled by a real-time experiment that failed, writes Andy S...

BUSINESS

Government oversight of LEPs not good enough, MPs say

By Hiba Mahamadi | 16 March 2018

The Public Accounts Committee has stressed its lack of faith in the Government’s oversight of loc...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mayor defends close relationship between LEP and combined authority

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 March 2018

The mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has defended the autho...

FINANCE

'Whiteman has brought energy to leadership team'

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2018

Guildford BC’s new managing director has ‘settled into the role well’ and has brought ‘energy’ to...

FINANCE

Councils not held to account for commissioning social care, claims MP

By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 March 2018

Local authorities are not being held to account for the way they spend Government money on social...

SCRUTINY

Report demands new accountability powers for local government

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2018

Academics have demanded a raft of tools to enable local government to hold to account the ‘chaoti...

BUSINESS

Praise councils for good work, says ombudsman

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 February 2018

Local authorities should be commended when they act upon ombudsman recommendations instead of jus...

HEALTH

STP to ACS to ACO

15 February 2018

Diary is used to being kept on its toes by regular acronym changes in local government – but heal...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of People Services

£106,305 - £116,305

This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development

£54,994 - £62,777 per annum

Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

Chief Executive

c.£235,000

In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job

West Surrey Council

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