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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Angry LGA leaders write to Gove over Oflog league table story

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2024

The Office for Local Government’s (Oflog) ‘lack of action to correct misleading information’ in r...

FINANCE

'Blunt tool' ranks council finances

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2024

Rushcliffe BC is the highest-ranked council in England for finance with Leeds City Council coming...

FINANCE

Blunt instrument doesn't show the whole picture

By Heather Jameson | 30 April 2024

Heather Jameson says the league tables ministers wanted to avoid are here to stay. 'They will jus...

FINANCE

Gauging the benefit of productivity plans

By Abdool Kara | 30 April 2024

At the least the new Government requirement for productivity plans will give a platform for autho...

AUDIT

Local elections: more than just a barometer for Rishi

By Heather Jameson | 23 April 2024

Local elections do swing with national politics, but the full picture is far more nuanced, says H...

AUDIT

Minister rules out Oflog role on audit

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024

A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Go...

WHITEHALL

Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024

The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...

BUSINESS

Oflog should be handed audit oversight, MPs told

By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should be handed oversight of England’s broken audit regi...

DATA

Councils should get traffic light grading, say accountants

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2024

Oflog should grade councils using a traffic-light-style ranking system, chartered accountants hav...

WHITEHALL

Oflog co-design promises have been broken, say councils

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2024

Ministerial promises to ‘co-design’ the Office for Local Government (Oflog) with the sector have ...

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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

Road Safety & Parking Manager

£55,579 to £57,770, Grade 13

To manage the parking and road safety teams to provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective service within Highways & Transportation. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Finance Manager - Financial Systems and Control

£51,356 - £52,413

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for systems improvement and strategic impact? Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council