6 天之前 · About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join our Internal Audit team! Our Audit and Risk Management service provides a dedicated internal audit, internal control / risk management and counter-fraud service to West Northamptonshire Council (one o Northampton

Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …

2024年12月11日 · A parliamentary committee is set to consider whether the local government finance system in England is fit for purpose.

2025年1月21日 · Council bosses have urged the Government to ‘empower’ local authorities after it set out new plans to overhaul digital technology and AI usage in public services. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has announced a ‘shake up’ of digital services in a bid to deliver £45bn ...

2024年11月11日 · Image: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce plans to encourage more consolidation among the UK's local government pension funds to reduce costs and boost infrastructure investment.

2025年1月10日 · Fifteen county areas are bidding to be on Labour's fast-track for new devolution deals and local government reorganisation (LGR) with all applying to postpone May elections to make this possible. The deadline for regional applications to postpone May's local elections to arrive in Whitehall, in ...

2024年12月20日 · After a flurry of announcements affecting local government in the build-up to Christmas, councils must ensure they’re ready to get ahead of the curve in the New Year. Laura Hughes, partner at Browne Jacobson, offers some advice on this front.

2024年9月16日 · Guy Clifton, director, Local Government Value for Money, Grant Thornton UK LLP looks at reorganisation lessons from recently established unitary councils.

2024年11月12日 · Image: William Barton / Shutterstock.com Local authorities will get new powers next month to force landlords to rent out persistently empty high street properties.

2024年10月2日 · Image: summertimeblues / Shutterstock.com Local authorities across the UK have been invited to apply for grants to improve access to nature and green spaces in urban areas.