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FINANCE
Audit backlog will slow account simplification work
By Dan Peters | 22 May 2023
Changes to simplify council accounts will not be implemented in the short-term due to a lack of c...
FINANCE
Savings 'no longer enough,' councils told
By Martin Ford | 17 May 2023
The Accounts Commission’s latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workf...
AUDIT
Teesworks project under scrutiny after corruption allegations
By Mark Whitehead | 17 May 2023
A major project to transform the former Redcar Steelworks site into a manufacturing hub is under ...
FINANCE
New audit framework within weeks
By Martin Ford | 16 May 2023
A new framework to bolster local government audit will be brought forward within weeks.
FINANCE
ICAEW calls for investment risk rule review
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2023
A professional accountancy body has called for the rules that prevent councils from diversifying ...
WHITEHALL
Audit body in respect call amid tensions
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2023
The organisation responsible for appointing local government auditors has urged ‘everyone to act ...
BUSINESS
Harris calls for 'radical' solutions to audit backlog
By Dan Peters | 09 May 2023
The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) new boss of local audit has said ‘nothing is off the tabl...
FINANCE
A broken record
By Michael Hudson | 25 April 2023
Michael Hudson says that without resolving the outstanding audit issues council s151 officers fac...
SOLACE
Lessons on leadership and governance
By Professor Catherine Staite | 18 April 2023
Paul Dossett and Professor Catherine Staite consider what can be learned from the varied and comp...
HUMAN RESOURCES
'Groundbreaking' shared service cut back
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2023
A once-groundbreaking shared service is to be further pared down as more functions are brought in...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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