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FINANCE

Harris to take interest in Oflog-audit interplay

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023

The Financial Reporting Council’s first director of local audit wants to take a closer look at th...

ENVIRONMENT

Council estate demolition should be 'last resort'

By Mark Conrad | 26 May 2023

Demolition of council estates should be the ‘last resort’ option for local authorities while ‘mea...

WHITEHALL

Levelling up failure warning

By Rachel Salveta | 25 May 2023

Ministers’ flagship levelling up policy will fail without long-term substantive funding, accordin...

BUSINESS

Gove approves Teesworks probe

By Rachel Salveta | 25 May 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has given the green light for a probe into Teesworks corr...

WHITEHALL

Morris: Vulnerable youngsters failed by care system

By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023

‘Vulnerable young people are being failed’ by the children’s social care system, a former educati...

BUSINESS

Call for removal of council tax prison threat

By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023

England should follow Scotland and Wales by removing the threat of prison for the non-payment of ...

WHITEHALL

Questions raised over asylum hotels pledge

By Dan Peters and Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023

Senior council figures have questioned whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to end the use...

IMPROVEMENT

Showdown in Brum

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2023

Heather Jameson assesses the situation at Birmingham City Council after a week in which the leade...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Tackling the housing shortage

23 May 2023

In his last column as chairman of the Local Government Association, Cllr James Jamieson looks at ...

WHITEHALL

Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme

By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2023

Ministers have promised a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) including...

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

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Southampton City Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

up to £122k

Strong and well-managed finances underpin everything we want to achieve. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

£50,269 PLUS Market Supplement

We’re looking for a Specialist Project Lead to support the next phase of our exciting project Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council