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WHITEHALL
'Small minority' of councils have still not had a corporate peer challenge, report finds
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2020
The Local Government Association (LGA) should consider what further action it could take to encou...
OMBUDSMAN
Ombudsman makes 12% more service improvement recommendations
By Dan Peters | 28 July 2020
Increasing systemic problems identified in residents’ complaints has led to the Local Government ...
WHITEHALL
Williams: I'll accept whatever it takes to get a county unitary
By Dan Peters | 28 July 2020
The leader of Hertfordshire CC has conceded he would accept a directly-elected mayor as the figur...
WHITEHALL
Committee bemoans 18-month delay to report response
By Dan Peters | 24 July 2020
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has scolded ministers for taking 18 months to respond t...
WHITEHALL
Riordan promises more testing data
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2020
The chief executive drafted in to sort out the Government’s test and trace programme has promised...
FINANCE
LGA gets improvement boost in a bid to aid recovery
By Michael Burton | 09 July 2020
Ministers have given a boost to sector led improvement by allowing it a key role in helping counc...
TRANSFORMATION
Northants two years on: Commissioners report underspend
By Heather Jameson | 03 July 2020
Two years into it intervention, Northamptonshire CC is set to end the 2019-20 financial year with...
FINANCE
Biggs: Westferry revelations have 'blown apart' confidence in planning system
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2020
The latest revelations about the controversial Westferry Printworks application have ‘blown apart...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick insists he followed rules in Westferry decision
By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020
Under-fire communities secretary Robert Jenrick has insisted his decision to approve a controvers...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Heaphy gets children's trust chief role
By Dan Peters | 04 June 2020
Birmingham City Council’s former interim chief executive has been appointed to head up Northampto...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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