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FINANCE

Two firms must improve their audits, says FRC

By Heather Jameson | 02 November 2020

Two firms have been told their audit work requires ‘significant improvement’, a review of local a...

BUSINESS

Council housing to return to met

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

Senior Kirklees MBC councillors have approved plans to transfer the management and maintenance of...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Aberdeen named council of the year at MJ Awards

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2020

Aberdeen City Council has been named Local Authority of the Year in The MJ’s first virtual local ...

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...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council