FINANCE

Freedom to be and to do

By Jonathan Carr-West | 15 January 2024

Local government needs a multi-year sustainable funding settlement; central government needs to t...

FINANCE

Clarity will be crucial to reform

By Emmet Regan | 15 January 2024

As 2024 begins, Emmet Regan sets out a framework for any incoming government to consider when map...

ENVIRONMENT

Oxfordshire's response to the flooding challenge

By Carole Mackay | 15 January 2024

Stephen Chandler and Carole Mackay describe Oxfordshire CC’s response to the recent floods, worki...

FINANCE

A huge year – but will local government's voice be heard?

By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2024

'While politicians are holding the line – that councils have plenty of cash and financial failure...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Striding towards a green future

By Justin Ives | 10 January 2024

South Derbyshire DC has declared climate and ecological emergencies, and the new Council Plan and...

LEGISLATION

How CCS is preparing for the new Procurement Act

10 January 2024

A look at how Crown Commercial Service is preparing for the Procurement Act 2023.

ENVIRONMENT

Driving the green agenda

By Maud Hollis | 10 January 2024

Maud Hollis discusses the crucial role of talent and leadership in local government’s journey to ...

FINANCE

It's time to sufficiently acknowledge and fund councils' safety net role

By Jon Rowney | 09 January 2024

Councils have had to rise to the challenge of a national social security system which is fragment...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Don't hold your breath for immediate funding salvation

By Abdool Kara | 08 January 2024

Like Liam Byrne’s 2010 note to his successor suggesting there was no money left, an incoming gove...

FINANCE

We need Government to recognise district councils could help them fix the system

By Gill Kneller | 08 January 2024

Hampshire CC's finances are having indirect impacts on East Hampshire DC and its most vulnerable ...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council