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AUDIT

Local government audit close to 'breaking point'

By Laura Sharman | 14 July 2021

The timeliness and quality of auditing local government spending is undermining accountability an...

AUDIT

Telling the whole place story

By David Walker | 13 July 2021

A Fabian pamphlet calls on Labour to commit to a new Place Audit Office (PAO) within the National...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

BUSINESS

Half may miss September audit deadline

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2021

A top auditor has predicted that as many as half of councils may miss this year’s September 30 au...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Slough's services put children first

By Ann McGauran | 07 July 2021

In April, Slough’s independent children’s services trust became wholly owned by the council. Josi...

WHITEHALL

Section 114 chief: We will not be the last

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2021

Slough Council’s chief executive this week urged other sector bosses to ‘trust your intuition’ to...

FINANCE

Council chief tells staff of 'bleak' financial picture

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2021

Slough Council’s chief executive Josie Wragg has warned the council faces a ‘bleak’ financial sit...

FINANCE

'Serious concerns' over finances at Peterborough

By Martin Ford | 24 June 2021

An external auditor has said Peterborough City Council’s finances are among the most concerning h...

EDUCATION

Scottish council told to improve housing and education services

By Laura Sharman | 24 June 2021

Aberdeen City Council has been warned to improve its housing and education services by the public...

FINANCE

Where did it all go wrong on audit?

By Lorna Baxter | 23 June 2021

Lorna Baxter says we need to be able to show taxpayers how we have spent their money and that pro...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service

Up to £81,708

At Suffolk County Council, we are reshaping how we support children and families – with ambition, pace and purpose. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Director of Housing Policy

£116,286 - £167,606 per annum

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Housing Management

£116,286–£167,606 per annum

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service

Up to £81,708

At Suffolk County Council, we are reshaping how we support children and families – with ambition, pace and purpose. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Director of Housing Policy

£116,286 - £167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Housing Management

£116,286–£167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

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