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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Walsall lines up new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 28 June 2023
Emma Bennett is expected to be named the new chief executive of Walsall MBC.
FINANCE
Nottingham's finance controls 'not fit for purpose'
By Martin Ford | 28 June 2023
An external review uncovered a ‘weak control environment,’ ‘ineffective systems’ and a 'culture w...
WHITEHALL
East Devon seeks LGA summit with Gove over councillor-staff relations
By Paul Marinko | 28 June 2023
East Devon DC’s leader has written to communities secretary Michael Gove asking for Government he...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Confusion over work status of Southend chief
By Paul Marinko | 28 June 2023
Confusion surrounds the current work status of Southend-on-Sea City Council’s chief executive, wi...
COVID
4 wheel drive woman on... Matt Hancock
27 June 2023
Gosh, that nice Matt Hancock is taking a lot of stick for his part in the pandemic, isn’t he Tarq...
ENVIRONMENT
Coup de grass Aussie style
27 June 2023
News reaches Diary from Australia that the somewhat confusingly-named Swan Hill Rural City Counci...
FINANCE
Still floating around
27 June 2023
Diary is quite often left flabbergasted at the meaning of the word urgent in Whitehall and beyond.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Labour's local instincts
27 June 2023
Local government has long been sceptical of Westminster’s localist credentials.
WHITEHALL
Hancock: Whitehall oversight of care was terrible
By Mark Conrad | 27 June 2023
Whitehall oversight of adult social care before Covid-19 was ‘terrible’ and officials had no unde...
FINANCE
LGPS weathers turbulent year
By Martin Ford | 27 June 2023
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) achieved growth in a turbulent 2021-22, according to a...
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