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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Newcastle chief admits corporate plan delay

By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2023

Newcastle City Council’s chief executive has told local spending watchdogs the authority’s overdu...

FINANCE

Missions budgeting in a challenging funding context

By Jon Rowney | 27 September 2023

Public sector recovery and renewal, with limited fiscal headroom to fund more than stabilisation,...

FINANCE

Home to roost

By Meg Hillier | 26 September 2023

The challenges faced by councils in financial crisis stem from Government action since 2010 and m...

FINANCE

Ministers turn down Tandridge capitalisation bid

By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023

Ministers have refused requests for a capitalisation direction at Tandridge DC as they said effor...

FINANCE

Five steps to avoiding s114

By Tiffany Cloynes | 18 September 2023

Tiffany Cloynes looks at the current landscape in relation to section 114 notices and sets out fi...

FINANCE

Woking entered s114 territory in 2018

By Martin Ford | 13 September 2023

Woking BC may have faced a section 114 notice at least four years before it declared effective ba...

AUDIT

Audit's governance challenge

By Gary Fielding | 11 September 2023

Gary Fielding hopes the Government’s proposed changes to the external audit regime are seen as th...

FINANCE

Plymouth reaches impasse with auditor

By Martin Ford | 30 August 2023

Auditors could issue a qualified opinion on Plymouth City Council’s accounts after questioning it...

FINANCE

Weaknesses in Newport counter-fraud approach

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2023

‘Weaknesses’ have been found in Newport City Council’s approach to fraud, a finance watchdog has ...

FINANCE

Rowley insists Oflog will not take over audit

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023

A minister has been forced to clarify that Oflog is not attempting to replace the council audit s...

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Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

General Manager – Building Safety Compliance

£51,356 - £53,460

Building safety for our homes and neighbourhoods is a top priority at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director - Education and SEND

£103,212 to £110,106 per annum (Grade O)

West Berkshire Council is seeking an exceptional Service Director for Education and SEND to join our Children’s Services family Apply for this job

West Berkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

General Manager – Building Safety Compliance

£51,356 - £53,460

Building safety for our homes and neighbourhoods is a top priority at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director - Education and SEND

£103,212 to £110,106 per annum (Grade O)

West Berkshire Council is seeking an exceptional Service Director for Education and SEND to join our Children’s Services family Apply for this job

West Berkshire Council