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FINANCE
Huge opportunities in shrinking closing period
By Maria G Christofi | 24 March 2015
As the financial year end approaches there is a flurry of activity that takes place in any large ...
WHITEHALL
Pickles takes final axe to spending watchdog
By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2015
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has put the final nail in the coffin of the Audit Commission, ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Inspection isn't working – so what's next?
By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2015
The communities and local government committee’s roasting of Ofsted will come as no surprise to t...
FINANCE
Going going gone!
By Melanie Carter | 17 March 2015
With the imminent demise of the Audit Commission after nearly 30 years as local government’s spen...
WHITEHALL
LGA action on council financial 'watch list'
By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015
A watch list of councils financially at risk could be drawn up after watchdogs warned the Governm...
FINANCE
COSLA hits back at criticism over council borrowing levels
By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015
The main body representing Scottish councils has defended local authorities’ record levels of deb...
FINANCE
Council urged to reinstate internal audits
25 February 2015
Council officers have been urged to involve councillors in the ‘dry’ subject of internal audit. C...
FINANCE
Spring cleaning the accounts
By Adele Taylor | 25 February 2015
Demystifying the complexity of local authority accounts is a necessary piece of de-cluttering, cl...
WHITEHALL
Councils warned to 'check first, pay later' to fight fraud
By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015
Senior local authority managers should understand the risks of fraud and ensure councils are usin...
FINANCE
Leaders need to take accountability for failure
By Graeme McDonald | 11 February 2015
Leaders will be measured by both the behaviours we display and the values that we hold, director ...
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