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WHITEHALL
Council audit failures hit Government accounts
By Dan Peters | 14 October 2022
Failures in the local audit market in England and Wales mean central Government has ‘poorer quali...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Unitaries are not an everywhere panacea
By Richard Stokoe | 04 October 2022
Based on his experience of living in Cornwall, Richard Stokoe concludes the current rural unitary...
BUSINESS
Warning of £75m audit fee increase
By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022
Experts have warned councils could be hit by a £75m increase to their audit fees as details of th...
BUSINESS
'Deteriorating' officer-member relationships highlighted
By Dan Peters | 22 September 2022
‘Deteriorating senior officer and member relationships over a number of years’ has been a theme i...
WHITEHALL
Whitehall must be more 'ambitious' when it comes to affordable homes
By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2022
The Government’s programme for delivering affordable housing could be more ‘ambitious’ when it co...
BUSINESS
Major auditor failed to bid, expert suggests
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2022
The failure to secure enough suppliers to cover the entire crisis-hit local government audit mark...
FINANCE
Suspended Croydon director quits
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2022
The suspended Croydon LBC director who had threatened the council with legal action has resigned,...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government floats traffic light ratings for sector
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2022
Controversial plans to introduce traffic light ratings for the sector could be revived – this tim...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council denies six-figure payoff was 'wrongful'
By Mark Whitehead | 05 September 2022
A district council has denied a six-figure payoff given to an employee without councillors or sen...
FINANCE
Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.
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