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FINANCE

How to help statutory officers do their duties

By Clare Hardy | 13 April 2021

Clare Hardy looks at how councils can involve statutory officers effectively in decision-making a...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Meet the new breed of sustainable bonds

By Christian Wall | 08 April 2021

UK local authorities are well placed to access the capital markets through Envrionmental, Social ...

IMPROVEMENT

Good luck Liverpool

By Jo Miller | 08 April 2021

Intervention can be the best thing that happens to a council, ‘and can serve only to define the p...

SCRUTINY

Liverpool Labour and the wider party should never have let this happen

By Emma Burnell | 06 April 2021

After Max Caller's 'shocking' report on Liverpool City Council, Labour needs to make a case for g...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Liverpool looks to the future

By Heather Jameson | 30 March 2021

Chief executive of Liverpool City Council Tony Reeves talks to Heather Jameson about the damning ...

FINANCE

Financial collapse at Croydon could have been avoided

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2021

Chances to avert the council’s current financial plight were missed, its leader has admitted.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick steps in at 'dysfunctional' Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2021

Commissioners will be sent in to Liverpool City Council after an independent inquiry found seriou...

BUSINESS

Risks with council-owned companies

By Sean Hanson | 24 March 2021

A clear, systematic framework is needed that underpins arrangements for overseeing and engaging w...

FINANCE

What can be learnt from the recent Public Interest Reports?

By Paul Dossett | 12 March 2021

Paul Dossett of Grant Thornton UK considers the key lessons for local government that have emerge...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils should not 'overly collude' with 'flagellation' on governance

By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2021

Councils should not ‘overly collude’ with the ‘flagellation that sometimes comes from the centre’...

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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