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WHITEHALL
Government tight-lipped on Thanet response
By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021
The Government has refused to disclose how it is responding to long-standing issues at Thanet DC ...
FINANCE
Concerns raised over Liverpool audit delay
By Heather Jameson | 05 November 2021
The leader of Liverpool City Council's Lib Dem group, Richard Kemp, has written to the new chair ...
FINANCE
Top mandarin admits state of audit 'deeply concerning'
By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021
Permanent secretary Jeremy Pocklington said there was no ‘magic bullet’ to rectify the sector's i...
FINANCE
Regulator 'disappointed' at timeliness of local government auditor reporting
By Laura Sharman | 01 November 2021
Half of the local government audits chosen for review by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) ha...
AUDIT
South Ayrshire Council's slow transformation 'frustrating', auditors say
By William Eichler | 28 October 2021
South Ayrshire Council’s services perform well but the council has been slow at making necessary ...
BUSINESS
LGA: External audit firms need to address their shortcomings
By Dan Peters | 18 October 2021
Town hall leaders have said external audit firms ‘need to address their shortcomings’ to improve ...
LEGAL
Willis to leave troubled Thanet
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021
Troubled Thanet DC has struck a deal that will lead to the departure of its deputy chief executiv...
PAY
Let councils be responsible for their own decisions
By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2021
We should shine a light on council payouts – sort out the audit regime which is currently failing...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Section 114 notice floated for Pembrokeshire after 'unlawful' decision
By Paul Marinko | 12 October 2021
Pembrokeshire CC councillors have been advised a Section 114 should be issued following an ‘unlaw...
BUSINESS
Thanet issued with rare Section 24
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021
‘Serious concerns about the ability of senior officers to work together’ has led to cash-strapped...
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