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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

BBC collaboration 'must address democratic deficit'

By Sam Clayden | 12 May 2016

Council press officers have welcomed the BBC’s initiative to support local journalism but insiste...

DCLG

New trustee for scrutiny body

11 May 2016

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has appointed Dr Diana Stirbu to its trustee board.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Labour keeps control of key councils

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2016

Labour has managed to keep control of more council seats than the Conservatives, according to the...

FINANCE

DCLG is standing firm in face of right to buy report

By Sam Clayden | 04 May 2016

Whitehall should be ‘embarrassed’ by the findings of a damning public accounts committee (PAC) re...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall should be 'embarrassed' by PAC report

By Sam Clayden | 29 April 2016

Whitehall should be ‘embarrassed’ by the findings of a public accounts committee (PAC) report int...

FINANCE

Seeking value in a privatised world

By Dr Laurence Ferry | 26 April 2016

Dr Laurence Ferry warns local government cannot rely on armchair auditors when it is facing a sig...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children at the heart of a restorative revolution

By Nigel Richardson | 26 April 2016

Nigel Richardson explains why Leeds City Council’s response to an Ofsted inspection ensured child...

EDUCATION

Getting into a muddle over the nation's education

By Heather Jameson | 26 April 2016

With evidence proving council run schools perform better than academies, Heather Jameson says the...

FINANCE

NAO warns 'significant' devo questions still to be answered

By Thomas Bridge | 20 April 2016

Auditors have urged the Government to answer ‘significant’ accountability questions surrounding d...

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Programme Manager - WMF2246e

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The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

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Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council