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BUSINESS

Sweeping changes at council company

By Mike Yuille | 06 April 2018

Concerns over ‘financial irregularities’ have led Northumberland Council to make sweeping changes...

BUSINESS

Northants crisis could halt Oxfordshire reorganisation

By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018

Plans to reorganise local government in Oxfordshire may be stymied by communities secretary Sajid...

FINANCE

Council forced to exhaust reserves

By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2018

Troubled Northamptonshire CC has taken a ‘last resort’ decision to exhaust its entire reserves as...

AUDIT

The Audit Commission needed its wings clipped but abolition was not the answer

By Andy Sawford | 28 March 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s woes have been fuelled by a real-time experiment that failed, writes Andy S...

FINANCE

Caller calls for council commissioners and carve-up

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2018

The inspector appointed by the Government to review Northamptonshire CC’s governance has suggeste...

BUSINESS

KPMG prepares to step back from local government audit

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2018

KPMG is preparing to step back from its local government audit work after failing to win any of t...

WHITEHALL

Council scraps chief's role as part of transformation

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2018

Shepway DC is scrapping the role of chief executive as part of a transformation project that aims...

FINANCE

Tories oust leader as Northants signs off budget

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2018

Northamptonshire CC today signed off its redrafted budget – but the council’s leader has been ous...

WHITEHALL

Senior Northamptonshire councillors approve deeper cuts

By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s dire financial position deteriorated further this week, with senior council...

FINANCE

Gwynne calls for commissioners to take over Northamptonshire CC

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2018

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has urged his political rival Sajid Javid to send...

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director Adult Services & Housing

to £150k

There’s a distinctive, energising sense of excitement and possibility Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Service Director - Children’s Commissioning & Performance

to £121k

Our new Children & Young People’s plan was co-produced with the energetic input of over 6,000 children across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Assistant Director - Regulatory

£80,161- £92,306

We offer flexible working hours for most office-based roles, allowing for a healthy work-life balance. Apply for this job

South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director Adult Services & Housing

to £150k

There’s a distinctive, energising sense of excitement and possibility Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Service Director - Children’s Commissioning & Performance

to £121k

Our new Children & Young People’s plan was co-produced with the energetic input of over 6,000 children across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Assistant Director - Regulatory

£80,161- £92,306

We offer flexible working hours for most office-based roles, allowing for a healthy work-life balance. Apply for this job

South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils