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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...
FINANCE
LEPs told to improve ahead of EU funding changes
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2018
Fresh concerns have emerged about local enterprise partnerships (LEP) as the Government considers...
SCRUTINY
Striking the right balance
By Dan Corry | 18 July 2018
Just as football fans are driven to distraction over inconsistent decisions by referees, so too i...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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