EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff
AUDIT

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they should declare a £327,000 severance payment to its former boss ‘unlawful’.

AI

Taking the lead on AI in Bucks

By Sarah Murphy-Brookman | 01 April 2025

Sarah Murphy-Brookman says Buckinghamshire Council is shaping the future of public service with i...

SOCIAL CARE

Seeing the bigger picture

By Coleen Male | 31 March 2025

A memorandum of understanding to reduce reliance on agency social workers in the West Midlands ha...

REORGANISATION

Pick the right path

By Pam Parkes | 27 March 2025

Pam Parkes advises on how to avoid the local government reorganisation performance penalty and sa...

REORGANISATION

Warning: Reorganisation turbulence ahead

By Blair McPherson | 11 March 2025

Blair McPherson says officers and members can make any model work but that reorganisations are hu...

WORKFORCE

Aiming high on AI

By Pam Parkes | 03 March 2025

AI offers the potential for radical transformation, but it is crucial to look beyond automation a...

REORGANISATION

Sector brain drain warning amid reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025

Local government reorganisation could lead to a sector brain drain, senior figures have warned.

WORKFORCE

Shifting the dial on diversity

By Jess Gibbons | 12 February 2025

Brighton & Hove City Council has made huge progress on inclusion, but the work isn’t finished yet...

LEADERSHIP

Breaking down the barriers

By Anj Popat | 11 February 2025

Anj Popat highlights a national initiative committed to upskilling mid-career professionals from ...

LEADERSHIP

The grumpy boss

By Blair McPherson | 11 February 2025

Senior managers’ frustration when things are not happening and irritation with the whole system i...

COUNCILLORS

Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...

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