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FINANCE
Audit 'backstops' could become permanent
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2024
‘Backstop’ dates designed to reset the local audit system could become a ‘permanent feature,’ the...
PLANNING
Officer-member relations 'fractured' at Wrexham
By Ellie Ames | 01 February 2024
Issues in Wrexham CBC’s planning service mean it is hindered in fulfilling its role, an audit has...
WHITEHALL
MPs 'disturbed' by state of local audit
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2024
MPs have been left ‘disturbed’ by the state of the local government audit system, top officials h...
AUDIT
Providing piecemeal offerings fails to fix the underlying causes
23 January 2024
'As the public sector purse becomes tighter at a time when demand outstrips supply, a longer-term...
DIGITAL
Radical overhaul required to drag us into the 21st century
By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2024
From central government and the NHS, to police, prisons and local government: the ‘state of the s...
FINANCE
Auditor's 'significant concerns' over Dudley finances
By Martin Ford | 15 January 2024
Dudley MBC has received a withering verdict on its finances from external auditor Grant Thornton ...
FINANCE
Audit reset to trigger slew of qualified and disclaimed opinions
By Martin Ford | 10 January 2024
The auditor general has warned of qualified and disclaimed audits being issued ahead of a reset t...
FINANCE
Peer review hears 'concerns' over four-day week
By Martin Ford | 14 December 2023
Peers have found ‘concerns’ over the introduction of the four-day working week at South Cambridge...
FINANCE
Dudley's sustainability 'in jeopardy'
By Martin Ford | 11 December 2023
Dudley MBC has set up an improvement board following stark warnings over its finances and governa...
FINANCE
Future Forum North: Redmond urges faster audit reform
By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023
Sir Tony Redmond said reforms should be introduced more quickly to resolve the crisis in local au...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
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