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POVERTY
Western Isles Council criticised by Accounts Commission
29 September 2022
Councillors at Western Isles Council must provide leadership and clear priorities if the organisa...
HEALTH
Taking back control of our water
By Dominic Harrison | 28 September 2022
Dominic Harrison says that using public health powers there may be some steps councils can take n...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Improvements demanded by review of troubled project
By Mark Conrad | 20 September 2022
A review of a troubled IT programme across two councils has demanded improved governance and acco...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Without a standards system with teeth there is little deterrent
By ByGraeme McDonald | 06 September 2022
The appointment of a new Government presents an opportunity to refocus and set higher expectation...
LEGAL
On the road to good governance and procurement
By Tiffany Cloynes | 06 September 2022
The Procurement Bill will help councils outsource and allow suppliers and others to better unders...
SCRUTINY
A spotlight on scrutiny
By Ed Hammond | 29 August 2022
Ed Hammond looks at some of the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of scrutiny, and hig...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
What's the recipe for successful council companies?
By Perry Holmes | 29 August 2022
In the light of some high profile failures of councils’ commercial ventures, Perry Holmes suggest...
LEGAL
Putting social housing compliance in the spotlight
By Scott Dorling | 25 August 2022
Scott Dorling and Julian Jarrett look at the impact of a new and more muscular approach to the re...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Ritchie to chair 'critical friend' board
By Dan Peters | 24 August 2022
An ex-Newcastle City Council chief executive has been appointed to chair an independent board tha...
FINANCE
Liverpool set for further intervention
By Martin Ford | 19 August 2022
Commissioners at Liverpool are set to take on governance and financial decision making in an exte...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
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We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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