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BUSINESS
Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regi...
FINANCE
Grant Thornton fined over pension audit
By Martin Ford | 08 April 2024
Grant Thornton has been fined by the Financial Reporting Council for ‘failures’ in its audit of a...
WHITEHALL
Hopes for regen scheme revived after Home Office scales back asylum plan
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024
A £300m council-led regeneration scheme threatened when Whitehall commandeered the site for asylu...
FINANCE
Homelessness inquiry launched by NAO
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2024
The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an inquiry into homelessness as the issue piles pres...
BUSINESS
Councils lobby for reduced audit fees amid backstop plan
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2024
Fees for councils should be slashed if auditors are forced to give qualified opinions due to fail...
WHITEHALL
Two-year Sandwell intervention to end
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare has today confirmed that Whitehall’s two-year intervention ...
FINANCE
Watchdog warning over Moray's funding gap
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024
Moray Council must act quickly to shore up its finances, Audit Scotland has warned.
AUDIT
Moving forward after failure
By Ed Hammond | 06 March 2024
Ed Hammond considers the governance challenges facing members under section 114 and other models ...
WHITEHALL
Lending rates could spike after audit reset, LGA warns
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024
Proposals to reset the local audit system and clear the backlog of accounts could drive up the le...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Audit Commission fears continue to haunt Oflog
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2024
A senior sector figure has expressed concerns about the Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) dir...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
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This is a role with real strategic influence. From shaping policy and commissioning service improvements Apply for this job
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