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PLANNING
A solid plan for planning
By Sir Bob Neill | 07 March 2023
Sir Bob Neill examines how a consultation on increasing planning fees will set in motion long-las...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Looking at alternatives to competitive funding pots
By Abdool Kara | 07 March 2023
Could the resources invested in failed bids, added to the immense resources needed to assess them...
FINANCE
Cause of local authority audit delays 'multi-faceted'
By Mark Whitehead | 07 March 2023
Stakeholders in the local audit system must continue efforts to secure timely publication of audi...
WHITEHALL
Expert warning over public health levelling up target
By Ann McGauran | 06 March 2023
The Government’s ambitious public health levelling up mission is impossible to meet by its 2035 d...
HEALTH
Two million elderly at risk from digital switchover delays
By William Eichler | 06 March 2023
Two million older and disabled people could be put at risk unless councils are given more support...
FINANCE
Councils should become primary provider of childcare, survey finds
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2023
Councils should become the primary provider of state-subsidised childcare designed to get parents...
WHITEHALL
Councils plead for extra audit time
By William Eichler | 03 March 2023
English councils have pleaded for an extra month for local authorities to publish their draft una...
FINANCE
Pensions chief bids to keep funds in pool
By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023
The new boss of the London collective investment vehicle (CIV) pooling Local Government Pension S...
SOLACE
Learning from the past to create councils fit for the future
By Matt Prosser | 03 March 2023
Solace and Grant Thornton brought chief executives and other senior officers together to draw on ...
FINANCE
Social housing to lose nearly 60,000 homes
By Mark Whitehead | 03 March 2023
Social housing in England will lose a further 57,000 homes by the end of the decade because of th...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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