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FINANCE

MPs urged to examine sector's finances

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017

The chair of a leading pensions body has called for MPs to examine the local government scheme.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Council to move parks to trust

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 February 2017

Newcastle City Council has announced plans to transfer the management of its parks to a charitabl...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Scrutinising scrutiny

By Jacqui McKinlay | 08 February 2017

Jacqui McKinlay argues overview and scrutiny needs to be protected but must also up its game if i...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

DCLG

Literal latitude

01 February 2017

Senior civil servants are rarely spotted publicly displaying their, no doubt, exemplary sense of ...

FINANCE

Directors call for £1bn emergency funding

By Dan Peters | 30 January 2017

Councils could fail to meet to meet their statutory duties without ‘emergency’ government funding...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Lack of confidence in adult social care strategy exposed

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017

The true scale of feeling across local government about the escalating social care crisis is reve...

WHITEHALL

Data sharing systems in need of improvement

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Public bodies must improve their data sharing regime to successfully tackle social challenges suc...

ROTHERHAM ABUSE

Committee to examine scrutiny concerns

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

An influential MP has urged councillors and officers to contact his select committee about any co...

HEALTH

'Beef up wellbeing boards to aid health and care policy'

By Sam Clayden | 10 January 2017

Powers should be devolved to ‘beefed up’ health and wellbeing boards to bolster and consolidate l...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Road Safety & Parking Manager

£55,579 to £57,770, Grade 13

To manage the parking and road safety teams to provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective service within Highways & Transportation. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Finance Manager - Financial Systems and Control

£51,356 - £52,413

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for systems improvement and strategic impact? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council