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AUDIT
Rise in sustainability and governance weaknesses
By Martin Ford | 12 July 2024
Weaknesses in councils’ financial sustainability and governance are increasing, according to evid...
FINANCE
Mapley calls for innovative solutions to audit
By Heather Jameson | 12 July 2024
Nothing is off the table when it comes to fixing the audit system, the new chief executive of the...
FINANCE
A new opportunity to grasp old challenges
By Owen Mapley | 12 July 2024
Securing funding stability, public trust and greater collaboration are among the priorities for C...
POLITICS
Searching for stability
By Greg Hayes | 11 July 2024
Greg Hayes looks ahead to what we can expect from the new Labour Government.
FINANCE
Solace presses for multi-year settlements
By Mark Conrad | 11 July 2024
Multi-year finance settlements are ‘far and away the biggest thing’ the new government could do t...
LOCAL AUDIT
Beyond local audit's backlog
By Neil Harris | 10 July 2024
A new government brings an opportunity to implement longer-term reforms to local audit and help s...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Devolution: arresting the downward spiral
By Paul Collier | 10 July 2024
Paul Collier says, thanks to combined authorities, many broken regions will have the agency requi...
GENERAL ELECTION
Unpicking what 'hard choices' means
By Caroline Green | 10 July 2024
Hard choices need to be not only about things we cannot afford in the short-term, but the things ...
PROCUREMENT
Local authority third-party spend rises 17% to £83bn
By Lee Peart | 10 July 2024
Local authority third-party spend rose by 10% on 2021 to £82.7bn in 2023, with vulnerable citizen...
FINANCE
Council spending down to £113bn
By Michael Burton | 08 July 2024
English councils spent £113.5bn in 2022/23 of which almost two thirds was on education and social...
Director of Adult Social Care
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Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors
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Director of Adult Social Care
£111,136 -£116,521
Stoke-on-Trent is an ambitious council, Apply for this job
Programme Director for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
£110,100 - £121,785 per annum
In Suffolk, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. Apply for this job
Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors
£420 per day (48 days per annum)
Local public bodies are at the heart of our communities. Apply for this job
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