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  • Thanet reinstates suspended s151 officer 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs · Treasury
    • — 24 Oct, 2019

    Thanet reinstates suspended s151 officer

    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[…]

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    Questions mount as Thanet faces fresh financial pressure 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs
    • — 23 Sep, 2019

    Questions mount as Thanet faces fresh financial pressure

    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[…]

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  • Thanet urged to clarify s151 officer suspension 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs · Resources
    • — 2 Sep, 2019

    Thanet urged to clarify s151 officer suspension

    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[…]

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    Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority 0
    • in Blogs · Jobs · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 2 Sep, 2019

    Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority

    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[…]

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  • Lancs appoints combined CEO/151 amid harsh criticism of council’s governance 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs · Resources
    • — 25 Oct, 2018

    Lancs appoints combined CEO/151 amid harsh criticism of council’s governance

    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[…]

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    Clive Heaphy: My first 100 days as CFO at Birmingham City Council 0
    • in Blogs · Jobs
    • — 22 May, 2018

    Clive Heaphy: My first 100 days as CFO at Birmingham City Council

    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[…]

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  • Lancs merger of s151 and CEO roles sparks accountability row 1
    • in 151 News · Jobs · Resources
    • — 23 Aug, 2017

    Lancs merger of s151 and CEO roles sparks accountability row

    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[…]

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    Stephen Fitzgerald: Solutions in short supply for IR35 interims 0
    • in Blogs · Jobs · Resources · Stephen Fitzgerald
    • — 14 Jun, 2017

    Stephen Fitzgerald: Solutions in short supply for IR35 interims

    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[…]

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  • Brunel pension pool begins hunt for management team 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs
    • — 6 Jun, 2017

    Brunel pension pool begins hunt for management team

    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[…]

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    Capita appoints ex CFO amid sale rumours 0
    • in 151 News · Jobs · Treasury
    • — 11 May, 2017

    Capita appoints ex CFO amid sale rumours

    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[…]

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