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.
WHITEHALL
Future Forum North: Whitehall intervenes 'far too late'
By Dan Peters | 01 December 2022
The self-described ‘poster child of Best Value intervention’ has said Whitehall always wades into...
FINANCE
Spelthorne investments 'unlawful'
By Martin Ford | 01 December 2022
Property purchases worth £229m made by Spelthorne BC may have been unlawful, its external auditor...
AUDIT
Welsh councils urged to engage more with social enterprises
By William Eichler | 01 December 2022
Local authorities in Wales should do more to ‘maximise the impact’ of social enterprises in their...
FINANCE
New CIPFA group to look at streamlining accounts
By Dan Peters | 28 November 2022
A dedicated group will be formed to provide advice to councils on how to streamline the informati...
FINANCE
Auditor hands statutory recommendations to two councils
By Martin Ford | 04 November 2022
Two councils have been issued with rare statutory recommendations by their external auditor.
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Up to £103,000 per annum
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving infrastructure major projects to success? Apply for this job
Assistant Director for Safeguarding
£108,258
Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job
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Salary: £108,312 - £125,565
At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job
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