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FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: LGA warns Hastings about possible section 114

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2023

Hastings BC may be forced to issue a section 114 notice this financial year unless it makes massi...

FINANCE

Warning audit crisis could get worse

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2023

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee chair Clive Betts spoke to The MJ as it carries o...

FINANCE

Nottingham warned of overspend 'signal'

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2023

Members of Nottingham City Council have been warned of the consequences of overspending as its bu...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Getting a grip in Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2023

The new leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr John Cotton explains the scale of the challenges h...

FINANCE

Councils left in lurch over housing benefit assurance

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2023

Scores of councils have been left in the lurch after failing to find an auditor to carry out thei...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGPS should consider alternatives to Government's investment agenda

By Steve Simkins | 07 July 2023

Steve Simkins says it would be hasty to encourage the LGPS to invest in assets which support the ...

PARISH COUNCILS

It is time to recognise clerks

By Rob Smith | 07 July 2023

Local Council Clerk Week is taking place from 10 to 14 July. Rob Smith says clerks are truly at t...

FINANCE

Increased referrals causing children's services overspend

By Ellie Ames | 06 July 2023

Four in five of England’s largest councils overspent on their children’s services budget last yea...

HEALTH

Food insecurity: what can councils do?

By Bethan Page | 06 July 2023

Louise Marshall and Bethan Page summarise five key recommendations from a new briefing paper on h...

DEVOLUTION

Areas without devolution deals 'risk being left behind'

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2023

Areas that have yet to begin work on devolution deals risk being left behind, an expert in the fi...

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Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

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London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

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Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

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Lewisham London Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

Up to £128,000

As we respond to a complex and fast-changing financial environment. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council