DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Learning lessons from LEPs

By Aileen Murphie | 14 August 2019

Aileen Murphie examines the role, progress and development of local enterprise partnerships from ...

FINANCE

Red card shown to traffic light rating

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2019

Controversial plans to issue a traffic light rating for every councils’ financial sustainability ...

FINANCE

Rebuilding trust is a long-term ambition

By Rob Whiteman | 06 August 2019

Making local authority accounts more accessible to the modern-day user will help us shape a more ...

FINANCE

Audit separation call

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2019

A call has been made for auditors’ value for money work to be separated out from their wider work...

FINANCE

LGA: Audit deadline should be pushed back

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2019

The July audit deadline should be pushed back to September 30 for future years, the Local Governm...

FINANCE

Auditors may consider 'emerging risks'

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2019

Auditors could be given ‘more flexibility to consider emerging risks’ after the National Audit Of...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Dear Chancellor

By Rob Whiteman | 24 July 2019

As the dust settles on the Conservative leadership announcements, the Chartered Institute of Publ...

FINANCE

CIPFA calls for auditing changes

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2019

The information currently reported publicly by auditors does not help taxpayers understand the ke...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Spending Review needs to embody 'strategic, systematic change'

17 July 2019

At the Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference, Claire Kober noted the biggest shift...

FINANCE

The uncertainty principle

By Simone Hines | 17 July 2019

Simone Hines says that when the variables are so great – e.g. a full business rates reset or no r...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council