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WHITEHALL

NAO leader heads to the Cayman Islands

21 June 2016

National Audit Office (NAO) executive leader for local services Sue Higgins will be stepping down...

FINANCE

Details of £300m grant 'not in the public interest'

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2016

The Government has refused to publish key details about how its £300m transitional grant was allo...

FINANCE

Capital spend warning for councils

By Tom Bridge | 15 June 2016

Auditors have warned the risks from shifting council investment in capital programmes must be bet...

FINANCE

Authorities praised for 'sharp' financial focus

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

Councils have ‘sharpened up their act’ in their battle for financial sustainability, an expert ha...

FINANCE

NHS chief: Five more years of bed blocking

By Sam Clayden | 07 June 2016

Rising pressures in adult social care could mean at least five more years of bed blocking, the ch...

WHITEHALL

£300m grant details 'delayed by Whitehall'

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

The Government is dragging its feet over providing key details about how an extra £300m transitio...

HEALTH

£820m bed blocking cost putting services under strain

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 May 2016

Bed blocking is costing the NHS £820m a year and putting care services under strain, according to...

FINANCE

NAO's undercover role

25 May 2016

Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog to probe final funding deal

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Auditors are poised to probe a last-minute government decision to gift some councils £300m transi...

FINANCE

Devolution is still uncharted territory

By Michael Burton | 26 April 2016

Michael Burton delves into last week’s National Audit Office report on the 10 English devolution ...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council