FINANCE

Shetland Islands' spending 'unsustainable'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2019

Spending at Shetland Islands Council has been labelled ‘unsustainable’ by an external auditor.

FINANCE

Bonds agency boss optimistic despite delay

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2019

The boss of the Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA) has expressed optimism in the wake of changes to its...

FINANCE

LGA: Audit committee improvements needed

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2019

Improvements to ‘off the pace’ audit committees can and need to be made, the Local Government Ass...

BUSINESS

Sunak swipe at EY after audit deadline failure

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2019

Local government minister Rishi Sunak has criticised professional services firm EY after it admit...

FINANCE

'Real cuts' warning after overspend

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2019

Rotherham MBC faces having to make ‘real cuts and reductions in service provision’ after recordin...

AUDIT

It's time to scrutinise scrutiny arrangements

By Rob Whiteman | 21 June 2019

A round table discussion highlighted key questions about what the Government should be doing, say...

FINANCE

Bristol auditors urge management action

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2019

Internal auditors have urged managers at Bristol City Council to improve oversight of the authori...

BUSINESS

New not-for-profit audit supplier suggested

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2019

A not-for-profit audit supplier could be created to work alongside existing and any new firms ent...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: NAO to wade into fair funding review

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

The National Audit Office (NAO) is gearing up to scrutinise the Government’s divisive fair fundin...

BUSINESS

Blow for EY after audit deadline failure

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

EY’s future in the local government audit market has been dealt a blow after it admitted 19 counc...

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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

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

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

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council