FINANCE

Brighton grapples with 'high risk' loan

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2023

Brighton & Hove City Council will have to put aside millions of pounds every year to cover a loan...

BUSINESS

Auditor calls for national changes after public interest report

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

External auditor Grant Thornton has called for national changes after cataloguing a ‘toxic’ cultu...

FINANCE

Call for fiscal freedom

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2023

Scotland’s councils face their ‘most difficult’ year of budget setting, politicians in Holyrood h...

FINANCE

Council investigates exit payments

By Martin Ford | 31 January 2023

Exit payments made to former Northumberland Council staff may have been unlawful, members have be...

FINANCE

Authorities react to Best Value notices

By Martin Ford | 26 January 2023

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Middlesbrough Council have received Best V...

FINANCE

FRC to develop local audit workforce strategy

By Dan Peters | 25 January 2023

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to develop a local audit workforce strategy this year as...

SOLACE

Filling in the failure gap

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023

Max Caller has been investigating council failures since the 1990s. Heather Jameson talks to him ...

FINANCE

Councils should help residents do more for themselves, auditor urges

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023

Local authorities in Wales should develop community resilience initiatives to help residents do m...

WHITEHALL

PSAA floats auditor of last resort idea

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2023

Introducing an auditor of last resort should be ‘seriously explored,’ the organisation responsibl...

FINANCE

New chief 'critical' to recovery

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2022

Sandwell MBC’s incoming chief executive will be crucial to the authority’s improvement, its audit...

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director Resources & Performance

Up to £123k + relocation

This integrated team will provide expert advice, as well as ensuring a single ‘line of sight’ on resources coming into the authority. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

£121,180 rising to £134,644 plus benefits and provided car

Premium jobReporting directly to the Chief Fire Officer to support and advise the Fire Authority Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service