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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall draws up early warning system

By Dan Peters | 22 September 2020

The Government is plotting to create an early warning system alerting Whitehall to councils that ...

FINANCE

Section 114 warning for troubled Thanet

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2020

The Section 151 officer of troubled Thanet DC has warned he may be forced to issue a Section 114 ...

SCOTLAND

Moray Council remains 'deeply worrying', says Accounts Commission

By Heather Jameson | 27 August 2020

Declining services at Moray Council are ‘deeply worrying’, the Accounts Commission has claimed, a...

FINANCE

Councils to receive cyber probe

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2020

One in 10 councils will be offered ‘penetration testing’ of their cyber security arrangements to ...

OFSTED

Ofsted to visit councils and children's social care providers

By Ann McGauran | 17 August 2020

Ofsted will resume its visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from Sept...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Restored visits by Ofsted are 'not about judging'

By Yvette Stanley | 17 August 2020

Rather than creating something new, Ofsted’s visits from September to schools and social care and...

FINANCE

Advisers offer neat solution to the rocky road ahead

By Heather Jameson | 11 August 2020

As a raft of councils could face difficulties from their commercial investment, or just failing f...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Birmingham improvement model could be used elsewhere

By Dan Peters | 11 August 2020

An improvement model that has helped turn around Birmingham City Council could be rolled out to o...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Learning the lessons from interventions

By Paul McDermott | 05 August 2020

Paul McDermott says the MHCLG’s analysis of corporate dysfunction is a must read, as it raises th...

WHITEHALL

CCN steps back from backing 'radical' shake-up

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2020

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) will hold back from calling for historic boundaries to determi...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council