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ELECTIONS
Risk of 'major electoral failure,' officers warn
By Martin Ford | 26 June 2023
Pressure on council teams running elections will only be recognised in the event of a ‘major elec...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for urgent audit action
By Mark Whitehead | 22 June 2023
MPs have called for urgent action over an ‘unacceptably high’ backlog of local government audits.
WHITEHALL
Concerns over funding supported housing regulation
By Martin Ford | 21 June 2023
The Government has yet to devise the system to fund councils’ regulation of supported housing, ma...
BUSINESS
Councillors to consider plan to stabilise IT system
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2023
Plans to stabilise Birmingham City Council’s troubled IT system will be considered by senior coun...
WHITEHALL
Government turned down Woking plea for help
By Paul Marinko | 21 June 2023
Woking BC’s request for Government financial support two years ago was rejected, allowing the emb...
FINANCE
UK debt breaks 100% ceiling
By Michael Burton | 21 June 2023
Total UK debt has broken the 100% ceiling as a share of the economy for the first time in 62 year...
PENSIONS
Assessing councils' wealth health
By Dan Bates | 20 June 2023
In the wake of two huge fiscal failures for the sector, Dan Bates sets out how the financial heal...
WHITEHALL
Knee-jerk regulation is not the answer to failure
By Michael Burton | 20 June 2023
Michael Burton says that in the wake of financial losses at Woking, Thurrock and elsewhere, the a...
HOUSING
Tackling the rent convergence policy hangover should be a priority
20 June 2023
The rent convergence policy was cut short in 2015, leaving some property rent levels stuck at bel...
HEALTH
Unlock some of the held-back adult social care reform funding
By Beverley Tarka | 20 June 2023
While the first survey of adult social care directors since the pandemic contains some good news,...
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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