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FINANCE
NAO blames council audit backlog for failure to sign off Government accounts
By Dan Peters | 26 November 2024
The Government’s financial accounts have failed to be signed off for the first time due to ‘sever...
LABOUR PARTY
Forging ahead with optimism
By Ann McGauran | 04 July 2024
Labour’s Dame Meg Hillier talks to Ann McGauran about doing slow politics, the ‘big nasties’ any ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall warning over 'heightened' care provider failure risk
By Dan Peters | 04 June 2024
The risk of adult social care provider failure is ‘currently heightened due to additional pressur...
PLANNING
Climate action: Give us the tools so we can get the job done
By Cllr Pete Sudbury | 03 June 2024
Cllr Dr Pete Sudbury says councils are the best bodies for delivering local climate action. He ca...
ENVIRONMENT
Restoring resilience
15 May 2024
Councils need to own the leadership of the response to extreme weather events and should argue th...
FINANCE
Ministers stand firm on tax bands
By Mark Conrad | 26 March 2024
Ministers have reiterated to MPs there are ‘no plans’ to revalue council tax bands due to the cos...
HEALTH
PAC: Government has 'no roadmap' for fixing social care
By William Eichler | 20 March 2024
The Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing the failing social care system and ‘nothing meaningful...
WHITEHALL
Hopes for regen scheme revived after Home Office scales back asylum plan
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024
A £300m council-led regeneration scheme threatened when Whitehall commandeered the site for asylu...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
Levelling up project delays 'astonishing'
By Martin Ford | 14 March 2024
Parliament’s spending watchdog has found ‘astonishing’ funding delays and blind optimism have blu...
WHITEHALL
Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog'
By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2024
The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing servic...
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£51,356 - £53,460
This is an exciting time to join the Kirklees Council Development Management team. Apply for this job
Resource Manager
Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
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