FINANCE

Make councils account for extreme investments

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2020

Local government needs a new way to hold councils to account when they are making ‘extreme’ inves...

COUNCILLORS

Who watches the watchers?

By Donald Graham | 18 March 2020

Donald Graham reviews the recent history of local government standards and concludes two-tier and...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG to step up direct engagement with councils

By Dan Peters | 16 March 2020

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to step up its direct engage...

FINANCE

IfG: Extend outsourcing reforms to councils

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2020

Government reforms of outsourcing to avoid another Carillion collapse must be extended to local g...

LEGAL

Ensuring a commercial hit

By Heather Jameson | 12 February 2020

Heather Jameson examines the findings of a round table featuring local government lawyers hosted ...

FINANCE

CIPFA proposals to 'revolutionise financial reporting'

By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2019

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has floated the idea of scaling...

DIGITAL

Making digital partnerships work

By Melvyn Ingleson | 04 June 2019

Melvyn Ingleson says that while the expertise of technology companies is genuine, there is an opp...

FINANCE

Scottish councils need more power - think-tank

By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019

Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

NAO: Government must do more to ensure LEP value for money

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 May 2019

The Government has been reprimanded for not doing enough to ensure billions of pounds given to lo...

BUSINESS

Local authority business provision 'lacks transparency' - MSPs

By William Eichler | 20 February 2019

Scottish MSPs have criticised a local authority scheme that aims to help businesses grow for lack...

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Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Blackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing