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Thanet Council has reinstated its section 151 officer following his suspension. Tim Willis, the council’s deputy chief executive, was suspended in August without public explanation by the Kent authority. The[…]
Thanet District Council – which suspended its section 151 officer in August – is facing questions over the costs of a number of staff non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and a predicted[…]
Councillors, residents and union leaders have demanded clarity on the decision to suspend Thanet District Council’s section 151 officer. Tim Willis, the director of finance and procurement, was suspended in[…]
Northamptonshire County Council recently announced the appointment of its fourth finance director in two years. Richard Harbord looks at the challenges of taking over financial leadership at an authority in[…]
Lancashire County Council has voted to appoint Angie Ridgwell to its controversial permanent role of chief executive and section 151 officer. In a bitter meeting of the full council last[…]
Birmingham’s troubles are well publicised. A little more than three months ago Clive Heaphy took on the job of running the finance department at the city’s council. Here he reveals[…]
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[…]
