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Lancashire County Council has voted to merge its chief executive and section 151 officer roles, sparking a row about accountability. At a meeting on Monday, the authority’s Conservative cabinet voted[…]
Readers may recall that I explored the issues associated with the changes to the treatment of intermediaries in IR35 some four months ago. Well despite the complaints from the interim[…]
The Brunel Partnership, one of the eight new pension pools set to take over the management of LGPS funds, has launched a search for a chief investment officer offering circa[…]
Former Leeds City Council chief financial officer Alan Gay has joined Capita Asset Services (CAS), amid rumours of an impending sale to a private equity firm. Gay has been advising[…]
Local government reform in Wales could require a new cadre of section 151 officers, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The Welsh Government last week closed[…]
Part of the solution to the financial viability of schemes is how they are legally structured and how taxes, particularly stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and corporation tax, apply.
Finance Hub – Finance Manager, Capital and Projects Team Full time Salary £44,973 – £52,296 plus PRP Enfield Council has consolidated its finance functions from across the local authority into[…]
After 43 years in local government and over 11 years as a section 151 officer, which finished on March 31st, what words of advice can I give to an aspiring[…]
