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FINANCE
Council to review governance failures
By Martin Ford | 19 April 2023
Devon CC is to embark on a governance review in a bid to tackle ‘serious, material, well-evidence...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
We need a new Audit Commission
By Lord Bob Kerslake | 12 April 2023
The Mark II version of the Audit Commission should look very different to the first time around. ...
WHITEHALL
Oflog should look at council effectiveness, says accountancy body
By Dan Peters | 11 April 2023
The industry body for accountants has called for the new local government watchdog to play a key ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Labour sends in local government improvement boards
By Mark Conrad | 11 April 2023
The Labour Party has mimicked the Local Government Association’s (LGA) peer review process by est...
OFSTED
Kent receives improvement notice for SEND failings
By Martin Ford | 06 April 2023
An improvement notice has been issued to Kent CC after it failed to turn around its special educa...
IMPROVEMENT
Review after child sex convictions
06 April 2023
Walsall Safeguarding Partnership (WSP) is carrying out a review after the conviction of 21 people...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Performance: are we learning from history?
By Nathan Elvery | 04 April 2023
Eleven councils have been caught up in intervention or improvement since 2010. Did the Comprehens...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government monitoring Tower Hamlets after chief's sudden departure
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2023
The Government has revealed it is ‘monitoring the situation’ at Tower Hamlets LBC following the s...
IMPROVEMENT
Valuing Care – supporting children to achieve their full potential
By Sara Tough | 29 March 2023
Executive Director of Children’s Services at Norfolk County Council Sara Tough discusses a partne...
HEALTH
It's not only our police services that face difficult days ahead
By Claire Kober | 28 March 2023
It’s easy to fall into the trap of dismissing the failings of the Metropolitan Police as a polici...
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- Report calls for slashing of London boroughs
- Peers move to limit ministerial powers over elections
- London needs fewer councils as part of a broader governance reset in the capital
- District councils propose council tax freeze
- Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Housing Ombudsman
£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.
The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job
HR Change Lead
Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,027 per annum)
Eager to help us write the next chapter in Sandwell’s story of transformation? Apply for this job
- Report calls for slashing of London boroughs
- Peers move to limit ministerial powers over elections
- London needs fewer councils as part of a broader governance reset in the capital
- District councils propose council tax freeze
- Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
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