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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...
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Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
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Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
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