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FINANCE
Auditor issues qualified opinion on Stoke-on-Trent accounts
By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024
Concerns over finances and children’s services have resulted in auditors issuing a qualified opin...
FINANCE
Could the beating stick be used to point out councils' efficiencies?
By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2024
While local government focuses on the stick used to beat it, where is the carrot?, asks Heather J...
FINANCE
'Real action' call amid £585m budget shortfall
By Mark Conrad | 14 May 2024
Scotland’s councils today demanded a ‘real and meaningful solution’ to the sector’s underfunding ...
FINANCE
Auditors issue warning over member-officer relations at district
By Mark Conrad | 30 April 2024
Teignbridge DC has deployed external support to improve member-officer relations after auditors r...
AUDIT
Local elections: more than just a barometer for Rishi
By Heather Jameson | 23 April 2024
Local elections do swing with national politics, but the full picture is far more nuanced, says H...
AUDIT
Minister rules out Oflog role on audit
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024
A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Go...
FINANCE
Watchdog tells Falkirk to confront 'difficult decisions'
By Martin Ford | 17 April 2024
Falkirk Council faces ‘difficult decisions’ to bridge a budget gap of tens of millions, according...
WHITEHALL
Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024
The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...
BUSINESS
Struggles continue for scandal-hit council contractor
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
A council contractor previously at the centre of a residential care abuse scandal has continued t...
BUSINESS
Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regi...
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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
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
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
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