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...

AUDIT

Watchdog raises safeguarding concerns at Powys

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022

A watchdog has taken Powys CC to task over the lack of ‘control’ of its safeguarding arrangements.

LEGISLATION

Councils named and shamed by Housing Ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2022

Some 19 councils have been named for being among the landlords with the highest proportion of hou...

BUSINESS

Croydon pushes ahead with payout clawback plans

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2022

Croydon LBC is pushing ahead with plans to clawback hundreds of thousands of pounds paid out to e...

FINANCE

Auditor threatens Luton over finance capacity

By Martin Ford | 09 December 2022

Luton BC is under threat of being reported to the Government by its auditor for a lack of ‘capaci...

WHITEHALL

Worsening audit backlog revealed

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2022

Councils are making decisions, managing multiple financial challenges and planning for the future...

PEOPLE

EXCLUSIVE: Former audit head lined up for new watchdog

By Heather Jameson | 08 December 2022

A former head of the National Audit Office (NAO) is to chair the new local government watchdog.

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council