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FINANCE

Council to axe development firm

By Martin Ford | 18 August 2023

Mid Devon DC’s development firm is facing closure, having received £21m in loans from the authority.

FINANCE

Weaknesses in Newport counter-fraud approach

By Martin Ford | 17 August 2023

‘Weaknesses’ have been found in Newport City Council’s approach to fraud, a finance watchdog has ...

FINANCE

Reserves 'critical' at Middlesbrough

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2023

‘Critically low’ levels of reserves have left Middlesbrough Council in danger of issuing a sectio...

FINANCE

Council tax rises to 10% of income in some areas

By William Eichler | 16 August 2023

The council tax burden in some parts of the country has increased to more than 10% of the average...

COMMERCIALISM

Councils need certainty from Government on net zero, warns London chief

By Ann McGauran | 16 August 2023

The Government must offer councils coherence on net zero alongside long-term policy certainty and...

HEALTH

The reality of council finances remain: the system is broken

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

What is surprising is the IFS report which concluded that council funding is broken was commissio...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The lost years

By Ann McGauran | 16 August 2023

The UK is reeling from nearly five years of lost economic growth. Ann McGauran asks what action l...

FINANCE

Political swing points to partnership working

By Justin Galliford | 16 August 2023

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer of Norse Group, considers the implications of the recen...

DEVOLUTION

Leading the charge on climate action

By Anthony Payne | 15 August 2023

The Blueprint Coalition’s Manifesto for Local Climate Action outlines four key demands for all po...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Why councils need to be at the vanguard of net zero

By Ann McGauran | 15 August 2023

Niall Bolger talks to Ann McGauran about Hounslow LBC’s ambitious climate agenda and its crucial ...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council