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REORGANISATION

Prioritising financial probity in a time of flux

By Amardeep Gill | 17 April 2025

Audit, government and scrutiny must be reformed and renewed alongside reorganisation or the risk ...

ANGELA RAYNER

EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan

By Emily Twinch | 09 April 2025

Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated L...

AUDIT

Government announces new audit commitments

By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2025

The Government has today set out a series of commitments aimed at ‘overhauling’ local authority a...

AUDIT

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...

FINANCE

Government green lights Plymouth financial support

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2025

The Government has greenlighted Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) worth £72m for Plymouth City ...

GOVERNANCE

Why good annual reporting matters

By Steven Corbishley | 19 March 2025

Steven Corbishley says high-quality financial reporting not only supports accountability, it buil...

WHITEHALL

Ministry urged to improve council finance oversight

By Emily Twinch | 19 March 2025

Whitehall must improve its oversight of council finances after auditors were unable to sign off t...

DATA

Data: Beyond the trust model

By John Lynch | 18 March 2025

John Lynch says that by focusing on data rather than network boundaries, zero-trust architectures...

BIRMINGHAM

Brum rejects independent inquiry call

By Emily Twinch | 17 March 2025

Birmingham City Council has rejected an opposition call for an independent inquiry into the botch...

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

IT woes to cost Birmingham City Council more than £90m

By William Eichler | 21 February 2025

The failed implementation of Birmingham City Council’s new IT system could cost the taxpayer £90m...

frederica-diamanta

Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

frederica-diamanta

Group Manager – Housing and Homelessness Services

£59,985 - £61,085 per annum

The Group Manager will have strategic management responsibility for all services delivered within the Housing Service. Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Lead Compliance Surveyor WMF2227e

£56,883 - £59,198

Cumbria is a great place to live and work with excellent schools, transport links and outdoor pursuits. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Workstream Project Lead - Team Barrow - WMF223

£56,883 - £59,198

‘Team Barrow’ is a dynamic partnership between Westmorland & Furness Council, central Government and BAE Systems. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council