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FINANCE
Consultation on audit reset proposals launched
By Martin Ford | 09 February 2024
Proposals to reset the local audit system and clear the backlog of accounts have been officially ...
FINANCE
Finance settlement 'a continuation of the begging bowl culture'
08 February 2024
The local government finance settlement represents ‘a continuation of the begging bowl culture t...
FINANCE
No one forgets financial decisions have real people at the heart of them
By Adele Taylor | 06 February 2024
Adele Taylor says: 'As officers in local government we know we have to provide politically neutra...
FINANCE
Audit 'backstops' could become permanent
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2024
‘Backstop’ dates designed to reset the local audit system could become a ‘permanent feature,’ the...
FINANCE
Call for Hunt to lift benefit subsidy cap
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2024
Councils have called for the cap on housing benefit subsidy that councils receive to be unfrozen ...
FINANCE
Local Government – no fat anymore
By Ian Fletcher | 06 February 2024
Only the 'bare bones' are left within local authorities and the property sector is already feelin...
FINANCE
Medway requests emergency loan
By William Eichler | 06 February 2024
Medway Council has asked the Government for an emergency loan to help the struggling local author...
WHITEHALL
Tackling homelessness
By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024
Homelessness is piling pressure on squeezed council budgets. The MJ and the National Audit Office...
FINANCE
The problem with productivity plans
By Ian Miller | 05 February 2024
The final finance settlement contained some welcome changes, but they are one-off repairs that do...
FINANCE
Time for a fightback
By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2024
Political parties think the general public doesn’t care about councils, which is why, electorally...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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