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WHITEHALL
Fears over local audit future after new regulator is confirmed
By Martin Ford | 26 May 2021
The announcement of a new regulator for public sector audits has failed to quell widespread fears...
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EXCLUSIVE: Finance reforms in 2022-23 'challenging but possible'
By Dan Peters | 25 May 2021
Government officials believe it is still possible to introduce much-anticipated finance reforms t...
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COVID-19 travel advice a 'recipe for confusion'
By Martin Ford | 25 May 2021
Councils say they were left in the dark over Government advice warning against travelling to area...
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Chief operating role created in restructure
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2021
A new chief operating officer role forms the centrepiece of a major senior management restructure...
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Jenrick piles pressure on over parkrun
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2021
Council leaders have insisted they are working hard to process requests to hold outdoor events af...
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Computer glitch held back local contact tracing
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2021
Software error in the national system has delayed councils in tracing hundreds of potential COVID...
WHITEHALL
MPs sceptical over council audit shakeup
By Martin Ford | 20 May 2021
The influential Public Accounts Committee quizzed mandarins over the new powers given to the Audi...
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Levelling up is 'meaningless' without devo, say Lords
By Michael Burton | 20 May 2021
The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is meaningless without more devolution to councils and inv...
WHITEHALL
New finance watchdog to take on local audit
By Heather Jameson | 19 May 2021
The new regulator set up to oversee private sector audit is to be expanded to include local gover...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up transformatively
By Jonathan Carr-West | 19 May 2021
The tension between two very different approaches to levelling up could be 'a significant structu...
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Grade 19, from £115,794 to £124,441 per annum
This pivotal leadership role sits at the heart of our council and will give you an opportunity to truly influence organisational success Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Integrated Commissioning
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