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PERFORMANCE
No magic prescription for performance
By Owen Mapley | 30 October 2024
Two weeks ago The MJ published the IMPOWER Index of top ten out-performing authorities, with York...
FINANCE
Scottish councils 'under extraordinary pressure'
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2024
The council finance system in Scotland requires reform to avoid ‘catastrophe’, newly-published re...
RECRUITMENT
Workforce crisis requires 'urgent' action
By Martin Ford | 17 October 2024
Action to tackle the workforce crisis in council finance teams is now ‘urgent’, a report has conc...
PERFORMANCE
Index puts York top for productivity
By Heather Jameson | 17 October 2024
York City Council has topped a list of the top ten most productive top tier councils in England, ...
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 manag...
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 ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
Salary: £63,405 - £70,609 per annum. Incremental progression subject to performance
We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
Head of Resident Experience
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
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