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FINANCE
Scottish councils need more power - think-tank
By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019
Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Chief executive and two deputies placed on 'special leave'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 May 2019
The chief executive and two deputy chief executives at a Lancashire authority have been asked to ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Council governance systems 'inadequate' for austerity era
By William Eichler | 15 May 2019
The Government has not done enough to ensure that governance systems in local authorities are sui...
SCRUTINY
The shows must go on
15 May 2019
Battles used to be fought with bayonets, crossbows and axes.
WHITEHALL
Third of LEPs 'require improvement'
By Martin Ford | 14 May 2019
Almost one in three Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) ‘require improvement’ in their attempts ...
WHITEHALL
Call for councils to 'embrace' scrutiny
By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2019
The Government called on councils and combined authorities to ‘embrace’ scrutiny as it issued new...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Time for a governance refresh
By Ed Hammond | 08 May 2019
May is a prime time to review governance - and this can be done by understanding and addressing ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Open up to scrutiny
By Ed Hammond | 07 May 2019
For many councils scrutiny has failed to live up to its potential, says Ed Hammond. But he hopes...
SCRUTINY
Fostering mutual understanding on scrutiny
By Camilla de Bernhardt Lane | 07 May 2019
As the MHCLG releases statutory guidance on scrutiny, Camilla de Bernhardt Lane explains how Devo...
AUDIT
Scottish councils lose more than £120m due to 'weak' financial controls
By William Eichler | 11 April 2019
Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in local government ‘may be unde...
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Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive, with a package commensurate with experience
A career-defining leadership role in one of England’s most important new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager
£62,766 - £69,984
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job
Director of Housing
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Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job
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