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HEALTH
The £250m for winter pressures will not alleviate the underlying cause
By Rob Whiteman | 25 January 2023
A longer-term strategic style of service delivery must emerge as a platform for reform of health ...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
A question of reserves
By Martin Ford | 24 January 2023
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ desire for more data on councils’ level...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils are scrapping around for a meagre cash pot
By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2023
The headlines home in on Levelling Up Fund inequities but ultimately councils are fighting for a ...
SOLACE
So many failures looks like carelessness, as Oscar Wilde almost said
By Abdool Kara | 10 January 2023
Some combination of senior councillors and officers is at fault when it comes to council failures...
FINANCE
A review of funding is essential
By Patrick Melia | 10 January 2023
The repeatedly late publication of the provisional local government finance settlement is deeply ...
FINANCE
Highlighting possible exposure to risk
By Joanne Pitt | 20 December 2022
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's 2022 resilience index shows local aut...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
Reserves grow to £31bn, resilience index reveals
By Ann McGauran | 20 December 2022
Councils’ reserves have grown to £31bn from £29bn in 2020-21, this year's edition of the Chartere...
HUMAN RESOURCES
CIPFA trials four-day week
By Dan Peters | 28 November 2022
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has launched a nine-month trial...
FINANCE
New CIPFA group to look at streamlining accounts
By Dan Peters | 28 November 2022
A dedicated group will be formed to provide advice to councils on how to streamline the informati...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Chancellor's plans hit the most deprived councils hardest, says report
By Ann McGauran | 25 November 2022
The most deprived councils will see the smallest uplifts in their core spending power as a result...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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