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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...
ELECTIONS
Tower Hamlets: We're ready for elections
By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 February 2018
Tower Hamlets LBC is ready for the upcoming mayoral and local elections but chief executive Will ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Filling the democracy void
By Jacqui McKinlay | 06 February 2018
Public services are delivered by an increasingly complex matrix of organisations in a mix of form...
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- Council urged to take immediate steps to cut costs
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
- EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Head of In-House Repairs and Maintenance
£69,228 - £78,018
We are seeking an exceptional and experienced leader to join our Housing service as Head of In-House Repairs and Maintenance. Apply for this job
Head of Constitutional and Electoral Services
£89,037 - £92,538
This role will place you at the centre of political decision-making and governance in the Council. Apply for this job
- Council urged to take immediate steps to cut costs
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
- EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
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