Title

FINANCE

S151 officers warned off pensions roles

By Martin Ford | 12 November 2020

Section 151 officers have been discouraged from taking on new pensions governance roles.

FINANCE

Public interest report issued over 'financial fiasco' at Croydon

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2020

Croydon LBC has been accused of ‘corporate blindness’ by external auditors in a public interest r...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Facing down the pandemic

By Heather Jameson | 29 September 2020

A line-up of 13 top speakers delivered The MJ’s first virtual Future Forum on lessons learned fro...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The LGA 'can and should do better' on standards

By Donald Graham | 29 September 2020

The Local Government Association’s draft member code of conduct does not include an independent m...

BUSINESS

Whiteman: Audit appointment system not independent enough

By Heather Jameson | 29 September 2020

The system of appointing auditors needs to be independent and not driven by a politically-led org...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Staffing presented 'real and present risk' to council

By Martin Ford | 25 September 2020

Cotswold DC is bolstering its senior officer team following criticism in a corporate peer challenge.

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall draws up early warning system

By Dan Peters | 22 September 2020

The Government is plotting to create an early warning system alerting Whitehall to councils that ...

AUDIT

We share the Redmond Review's key aims

By Rob Whiteman | 16 September 2020

CIPFA supports the key objective of the Redmond Review to ensure the statutory framework for loca...

FINANCE

Section 114 warning for troubled Thanet

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2020

The Section 151 officer of troubled Thanet DC has warned he may be forced to issue a Section 114 ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Political row over joint chief executive talks

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020

Opposition councillors at Eden DC are preparing a vote of no confidence amid proposals to appoint...

frederica-diamanta

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council

SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

This is a broad and high-impact role spanning several key statutory and strategic services across education and inclusion. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

frederica-diamanta

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council

SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

This is a broad and high-impact role spanning several key statutory and strategic services across education and inclusion. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council