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FINANCE
What can councils expect from intervention?
By Jessica Crowe | 09 October 2023
With a unique perspective on intervention, Jess Crowe offers up some advice for councils faced wi...
FINANCE
Bumpy ride for Brum
By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2023
Mark Conrad looks at what form intervention at Birmingham City Council is likely to take.
WHITEHALL
Gove announces five-year Brum intervention
By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023
Communities secretary Michael Gove today announced a five-year Government intervention at Birming...
SOLACE
The problem with Best Value
By Barry Quirk CBE | 18 September 2023
The Government’s new Best Value draft guidance targets the right issues, but in too many areas it...
FINANCE
Learning the stark lessons from a crisis
By Ann McGauran | 13 September 2023
Slough Council’s sacked chief executive Josie Wragg reflects on ways to predict organisational in...
FINANCE
Be bold and better
By Cllr Abi Brown | 04 September 2023
Oflog may be the Government’s plan for improvement, but Cllr Abi Brown suggests the local governm...
FINANCE
Middlesbrough agrees to independent improvement advisory board
By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023
Middlesbrough Council has agreed to have an independent improvement advisory board for a year fro...
BEST VALUE
Poor leadership is key indicator of potential failure
By Rob Whiteman | 30 August 2023
Chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Rob Whiteman, says ...
IMPROVEMENT
Managing local authority responsibilities
By Clare Hardy | 02 October 2018
The need for local authorities to manage their 'delicate balancing act' can be particularly chall...
Corporate Director of Children’s Services
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You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
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Corporate Director of Children’s Services
Competitive Salary
You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
£53,051- £57,372 per annum
Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job
Quantity Surveyor
£40,444 - £43,149 per annum + £4,370.75 Market supplement reviewed annually
Working within both the Major Works & Assets teams Apply for this job
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