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AUDIT
Minister 'minded' to intervene at Sandwell Council
By Laura Sharman | 19 January 2022
The Government is considering sending in commissions into Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council d...
GOVERNANCE
The truth will set you free
By Tim Willis | 19 January 2022
Tim Willis says his hope is that at least most of the time we can stop being prisoners of the tru...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Erosion of honesty is a destroyer of democracy
By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2022
Heather Jameson says Sheffield City Council was repeatedly asked about the chief executive’s atte...
WHITEHALL
There's a whiff of purpose once more on devolution
By Jessica Studdert | 17 January 2022
Devolution should rock the status quo and create a new culture of governance which pushes everyon...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A mismatch between motive and facts on voter ID
By Stephen Weigel | 17 January 2022
‘Partygate’ and rule breaking may be a major distraction from electoral proposals that may disenf...
FINANCE
Auditor finds 'governance breakdown' over chief's payoff
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2022
Pembrokeshire CC must ‘regain public trust’ after Wales’ auditor general detailed a ‘serious brea...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Tackling our next big governance challenge
By Ed Hammond | 11 January 2022
As the changes that need to be made to local services become more profound, we must involve a wid...
COUNCILLORS
Standards: the search for common ground
By John Tizard | 11 January 2022
John Tizard says collaboration within and between sectors will be crucial to ‘building back bette...
SOCIAL CARE
Complaints procedures 'marginalised' by councils
By Martin Ford | 11 January 2022
Local government ombudsman Michael King has raised concerns about how councils handle complaints.
LEGAL
Take note of the Snooty Fox
By Andy Sawford | 11 January 2022
In the light of the legal case of the Snooty Fox, Andy Sawford urges that local government areas ...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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