Photo: Pixabay, CC0Recent years have seen a flood of change for finance directors in local government, including those forced by the pandemic. Andrew Hardingham surveys the FD’s role and offers advice on how to stay the course.
Over the years, finance directors have risen to the challenge. Various governments have introduced changes to local government finance that required us to step up and lead the response whether it be the introduction of compulsory competitive tendering, direct labour organisations’s and direct service organisations; the end of earmarked loans and the associated loans approval regime; the introduction of the prudential code and the PWLB reform consultation.
FD’s have heard local government ministers urging coun
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