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FINANCE

Northants commissioners in 'hubris' warning

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Councils have been warned against falling victim to ‘hubris’ in the same manner as Northamptonshi...

FINANCE

Report shows 'accountability vacuum' in council finances

By Heather Jameson | 28 April 2021

A damning report into citizen’s experiences of scrutinising their councils’ finances has claimed ...

SCRUTINY

Liverpool Labour and the wider party should never have let this happen

By Emma Burnell | 06 April 2021

After Max Caller's 'shocking' report on Liverpool City Council, Labour needs to make a case for g...

EDUCATION

Councillors call extraordinary meeting over director secondment

By Martin Ford | 23 March 2021

Councillors in Stockport said they had been ‘treated with contempt’ after a joint director with T...

FINANCE

What can be learnt from the recent Public Interest Reports?

By Paul Dossett | 12 March 2021

Paul Dossett of Grant Thornton UK considers the key lessons for local government that have emerge...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils should not 'overly collude' with 'flagellation' on governance

By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2021

Councils should not ‘overly collude’ with the ‘flagellation that sometimes comes from the centre’...

SCRUTINY

A toolkit for good governance

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 09 March 2021

Launched this week, a new framework for examining complex local governance challenges focused on ...

SCRUTINY

Groundwork laid for combined authority

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2021

Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council are pressing ahead with laying the politic...

HEALTH

Local scrutiny should stay embedded in the local community

By Ed Hammond | 02 March 2021

Local scrutiny can and must play an ongoing and supportive role relating to the Secretary of Stat...

SCRUTINY

Building citizen centred systems to deliver the best integrated care

By Anja Beriro | 17 February 2021

Local government has the mechanisms and knowledge to ensure place, neighbourhoods and citizens ar...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

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Cambridgeshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridgeshire County Council