WHITEHALL

Reshuffle the pack and let's start again

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2018

We are back to square one when it comes to political certainties and at the same time we are seei...

FINANCE

Caught in the traffic lights

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2018

As CIPFA members gather in Bournemouth for its annual conference, much attention will be paid to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The truth about accountability, transparency and f iscal health

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2018

Heather Jameson says that just because there is local democracy, it doesn’t mean councils don’t h...

SCRUTINY

Donna Hall: Let's bring back the Audit Commission

By Donna Hall | 28 March 2018

Donna Hall believes Northamptonshire CC’s situation and the changing nature of chief executives’ ...

AUDIT

The Audit Commission needed its wings clipped but abolition was not the answer

By Andy Sawford | 28 March 2018

Northamptonshire CC’s woes have been fuelled by a real-time experiment that failed, writes Andy S...

BUSINESS

Ombudsman warns councils not to outsource responsibility

By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2018

Councils have been urged by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to keep a ‘robust oversight’ of ...

SCRUTINY

Report demands new accountability powers for local government

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2018

Academics have demanded a raft of tools to enable local government to hold to account the ‘chaoti...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Filling the democracy void

By Jacqui McKinlay | 06 February 2018

Public services are delivered by an increasingly complex matrix of organisations in a mix of form...

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Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service

£136,853 to £159,178 plus relocation support

Premium jobNorth Yorkshire is England's largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Prif Swyddog Adnoddau Dynol / Chief Human Resources Officer

£97,861

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse European capital city, a fantastic place to live and work Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

£108,312 - £125,565

Thurrock is changing, and with change comes huge opportunity. Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council