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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils caught in the middle

By Bob Neill | 13 February 2019

Bob Neill says nailing down a robust framework to strengthen scrutiny is an essential part of the...

SCRUTINY

Risk and commercialisation: Why scrutiny matters

By Ed Hammond | 01 February 2019

Early engagement and streamlining of scrutiny into commercialisation decisions will provide scrut...

SCRUTINY

Time to take stock?

08 January 2019

Diary is well aware of the important job scrutiny councillors do in this crucial time for the sec...

SCRUTINY

More scrutiny in local government?

By Benoit Guerin | 19 December 2018

Benoit Guerin explains why Government should review the case for setting up local Public Accounts...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny chief in failure warning

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

Failure in local government is likely to become more prevalent in the years ahead due to looming ...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny can reduce Government intervention risk - Kerslake

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2018

Rishi Sunak has called for scrutiny to receive a ‘strong commitment from the top’ of councils ami...

WHITEHALL

Researchers to look at '200-mile long Whitehall screwdriver'

By MJ reporter | 25 October 2018

Experts have laid out their plans to examine whether the Government’s 20-year-old intervention re...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Lessons from 'failure'

By Ed Hammond | 24 October 2018

In the context of Northamptonshire’s failure and warnings of other councils on the edge of collap...

HOUSE OF COMMONS

The Cox report and its lessons for local government

19 October 2018

It’s time for local government to ask how it deals with poor behaviour in its own workplace in t...

FINANCE

Scrutiny overhaul at Northamptonshire

By Chris Mahony | 21 September 2018

Northamptonshire CC is overhauling its scrutiny function following a scathing report by the Centr...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive

£188,227

Chief Executive Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

The Head of Skills, Education and Employment

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority