Breaking free from short-term fixes
FINANCE

Breaking free from short-term fixes

By By Owen Mapley | 11 October 2024

The sector needs immediate support to 'start planning for an alternative to episodic crisis management', says Owen Mapley.

FINANCE

Whiteman backs independent funding body call

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2024

A former Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy chief has backed a call for alloca...

SOCIAL CARE

CIPFA criticises Scottish Government's social care focus

By William Eichler | 20 September 2024

The Scottish Government should focus more on tackling the ‘ineffective’ funding of social care ra...

REORGANISATION

Holden: We can't avoid reorganisation debate

By Paul Marinko | 19 September 2024

The most senior district council chief executive in the country this week conceded local governme...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: CIPFA chief calls for reorganisation debate

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024

The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has called for a...

LOCAL AUDIT

Beyond the local audit backstop

By Paul Dossett | 16 August 2024

Paul Dossett reviews the reasons for the delays in audited accounts and says long-term solutions ...

SOCIAL CARE

Reeves scraps care charging reforms amid spending cuts

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2024

Adult social care charging reforms delayed by the Tories will be scrapped, saving more than £1bn ...

KING'S SPEECH

Green shoots?

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Planning and devolution were two of the key themes of last week’s King’s Speech, with a host of B...

LGA

Developing leadership: a framework for the future

By Joanna Killian | 22 July 2024

Joanna Killian says the chief executive development programme initiated by the Local Government A...

IMPROVEMENT

Intervention shift signalled with plans to boost watchdog

By By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2024

The new Government is to change its tone on local government intervention – with a possible push ...

FINANCE

'Nothing should be off the table' – CIPFA chief

By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2024

Abandoned Conservative policies for fixing local government finance should remain on the table, t...

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Cyber Security Principal Lead

Band I SCP 44-47 (£52,571 - £55,800 Per Annum)

We are seeking a Cyber Security Principal Lead to join Sandwell Council’s ICT Services, within the Finance and Transformation Directorate. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Service Charge Manager RBKC618782

£55,497 - £63,045 per annum

Are you an inspirational housing professional with an impressive track record of delivering high quality service charges and rents? Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council

Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council