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FINANCE
A fresh look at the future of finance
By Philippa Watkins | 17 March 2021
Associate director, local government, at CIPFA-Penna Philippa Watkins shares the lessons learned ...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Fewer than half of local audits done by deadline, watchdog finds
By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021
Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...
FINANCE
Northampton accepts censure over loan
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021
Northampton BC has accepted a public interest report that heavily criticised its financial govern...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...
COUNCILLORS
Failing to act on audit invites intervention, says Whiteman
By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021
A failure to act on the Redmond review could lead to more Government intervention, finance chief ...
FINANCE
Spelthorne told it must 'understand and manage risk'
By Michael Burton | 01 February 2021
A council that invested almost 40 times its budget in property must ‘understand and manage risk a...
FINANCE
Northampton dealings with football club 'unlawful'
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2021
‘Significant failures of corporate governance’ at Northampton BC may have been unlawful, an audit...
AUDIT
LGA's unique perspective
20 January 2021
The pitfalls of getting to grips with Zoom are many and varied.
BUSINESS
Extra scrutiny for council companies
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2021
Senior councillors will receive a confidential quarterly report on the performance of all Warring...
FINANCE
Council warned not to overly rely on reserves
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2021
Auditors have warned Sutton LBC to be careful about relying too much on its reserves to offset cu...
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