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FINANCE

Audit costs rise by 238%, research reveals

By Izzy Lepone | 19 August 2025

Audit reform ambitions have ‘failed’, creating ‘market chaos’, researchers from the University of...

SCOTLAND

Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support

By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025

Councils in Scotland have been urged by local government watchdog the Accounts Commission to impr...

POLICY

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...

PAY

Employers double down on pay offer

By David Blackman | 16 July 2025

Council employers have unanimously reaffirmed their April offer of a 3.2% pay increase as ‘full a...

FINANCE

CCN: Tourist tax would raise more than £200m

By Neil Merrick | 16 July 2025

County councils in England could potentially raise more than £200m each year by levying a £2 per ...

PAY

COSLA makes two-year pay offer

By Joe Lepper | 16 June 2025

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has offered a 4% pay rise for 2025-26 and an...

DEVOLUTION

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2025

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal ...

LEISURE

Commission calls for statutory play duty

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025

The Government should introduce a statutory duty for English local authorities that would require...

DEVOLUTION

Cross-border lessons in devo

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025

Devolution may be new for some English authorities, but it is a quarter of a century on in Scotla...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Scotland's financial governance has helped councils avoid failure

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025

Scotland’s system of financial governance has helped avoid local authority financial failure, the...

frederica-diamanta

Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment

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Camden London Borough Council

Executive Director Corporate Services

£160-200k

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Camden London Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Economy, Regeneration and Investment

£110-150k

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services - we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Executive Director Corporate Services

£160-200k

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services - we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Director of Commercial and Investment

£105,278 - £116,538

EMCCA is driving investment, shaping infrastructure, and unlocking inclusive growth across the East Midlands. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

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