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FINANCE
NAO questions combined authorities' economic benefits
By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 July 2017
There is inadequate evidence to suggest that combined authorities deliver improved economic outco...
SCRUTINY
Authorities must renew focus on scrutiny and risk assessment
By Michael Burton | 05 July 2017
The challenge for local authorities is to ensure they can continue to be enterprising, outward-fa...
FINANCE
Countering the post-truth narrative
By Abdool Kara | 06 June 2017
Good scrutiny can be a powerful lever for the greater and better use of evidence by councils to i...
WHITEHALL
Fears as new era of metro mayors dawns
By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017
Local government big hitters have voiced concerns about the accountability, effectiveness and nec...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Chief vows to make kid's services Tower Hamlets' top priority
By Sam Clayden | 11 April 2017
Tower Hamlets LBC’s chief executive has vowed to make children’s services an ‘absolute priority’ ...
HEALTH
'Give us powers to over-rule commercial confidentiality'
By Mark Conrad | 11 April 2017
Councils are demanding powers to over-rule ‘commercial confidentiality’ when scrutinising how pri...
HEALTH
PAC chair: Brexit to lead to rushed and bad decisions
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017
The chair of the powerful Public Accounts Committee has predicted Brexit will lead to ‘rushed and...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Dudley and Doncaster making 'continued progress'
By Sam Clayden | 23 March 2017
Inspectors have praised two formerly failing children’s services departments for the strides they...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Peer report calls on councils to stop 'cherry-picking' leads
By Mark Conrad | 14 March 2017
Sector-led improvement review teams need to be better prepared and more consistent, an independen...
FINANCE
Mayor keen to identify officers responsible for cash failures
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees is keen to identify the individuals to blame for the state of the counc...
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- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
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Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
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