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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
It will be the service user who risks losing the most from delayed audits
By Rob Whiteman | 07 March 2023
As the NAO report concludes, delays in local audit accounts pose a risk to the Whole of Governmen...
PLANNING
A solid plan for planning
By Sir Bob Neill | 07 March 2023
Sir Bob Neill examines how a consultation on increasing planning fees will set in motion long-las...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Systems need love and money
By Chloe Darlington | 07 March 2023
Love is at the core of a system that cares well for children, but one run on too little money wil...
LEGISLATION
May the 4th be with you
By Peter Stanyon | 07 March 2023
As 4 May looms, councils are heads down in preparation for the implementation of voter ID. But th...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Neglect and the perfect storm
By Jo Porter | 07 March 2023
Assessing the care given to a child against the yardstick of a ‘reasonable parent’ involves consi...
PAY
Why a four-day week works
By Cllr Bridget Smith | 07 March 2023
The early performance data from South Cambridgeshire DC’s trial of a four-day week – the first in...
HEALTH
Key to levelling up health and wealth
By Gwen Nightingale | 07 March 2023
The Health Foundation is funding a £1.6m programme to support combined authorities to make the mo...
PARTNERSHIPS
This moment is bittersweet
By Paul Shevlin | 07 March 2023
In his last District View column for The MJ, Paul Shevlin reflects on what working in local autho...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Looking at alternatives to competitive funding pots
By Abdool Kara | 07 March 2023
Could the resources invested in failed bids, added to the immense resources needed to assess them...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Solving the SEND puzzle
By Steve Crocker | 07 March 2023
We must press Government to not lose sight of the key principles in the Schools White Paper if we...
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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