ENVIRONMENT

PAC: New housing continues to be built in high risk areas

17 January 2024

More than half of councils rarely or never inspect a new housing development to check compliance ...

WHITEHALL

Mandarin denies 'silo mentalities' restricting initiatives

By Mark Conrad | 12 December 2023

The director general of levelling up has denied that ‘silo mentalities’ within Whitehall restrict...

FINANCE

National audit reforms must be sustainable

By Cllr George Jabbour | 03 December 2023

Regardless of the reasons leading to the high number of unaudited financial statements across the...

WHITEHALL

MPs in waste clarity call

By Mark Conrad | 01 December 2023

England’s town halls cannot prepare for forthcoming waste reforms – including procurement - until...

WHITEHALL

Supported housing struggles exposed in PAC report

By Andrew Vaux | 10 November 2023

The strained supported housing sector is blighted by fraud, inadequate financial resources and mi...

WHITEHALL

Home Office 'failing to engage' councils

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023

The Home Office is ‘failing to engage meaningfully with local authorities’ on asylum, according t...

FINANCE

Home to roost

By Meg Hillier | 26 September 2023

The challenges faced by councils in financial crisis stem from Government action since 2010 and m...

WHITEHALL

Government accused of 'paralysing' councils on waste

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2023

The Government has been accused of leaving frustrated councils ‘paralysed’ by ‘painfully slow’ pr...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up

By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023

This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for urgent audit action

By Mark Whitehead | 22 June 2023

MPs have called for urgent action over an ‘unacceptably high’ backlog of local government audits.

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council