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FINANCE

Government unveils £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund

By Martin Ford | 13 April 2022

The Scottish and Welsh Governments say they have been short-changed by the UK Shared Prosperity F...

FINANCE

Town halls must find more cash for wages

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022

Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...

FINANCE

Merthyr Tydfil improvement board ends

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2022

Independent oversight of Merthyr Tydfil CBC has come to an end following improvements to its gove...

FINANCE

Auditor blames backlog on staff 'capacity'

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022

External auditors have blamed ‘staff capacity’ at Isle of Anglesey CC for a three-year backlog of...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Former chief takes boundary commission role

By Martin Ford | 31 January 2022

Beverley Smith has been appointed chair of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.

FINANCE

Wrexham faces £2.3m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022

Savings across most services have been outstripped by overspends in social care.

WHITEHALL

Levelling up funding failing to focus on social issues, finds research

By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022

Government levelling up funding is failing to focus on social issues and misses targetting crucia...

FINANCE

Welsh councils win £750m funding boost

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021

The Welsh Government has included a £743m increase in funding for councils in its latest budget.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Watchdog calls for regional partnership boards to improve accountability

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021

The accountability of regional partnership boards (RPBs) should be improved, according to Audit W...

SCOTLAND

Wales and Scotland raise asylum concerns

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2021

The Scottish and Welsh Governments have called for talks with Westminster over the asylum system.

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Governance and Civic Services

c£130,000

As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Executive Director Corporate Resources, Section 151 Officer

up to £160,217

The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job

Cheshire West & Chester

Director of Finance

highly competitive

Not only will you fulfil the role of statutory Chief Financial Officer you will be part of a directorate team Apply for this job

Torbay Council

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