Audit

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2019

An auditor has criticised ‘significant weaknesses’ in the decision-making behind Spelthorne BC’s ...

FINANCE

Performance monitoring rap for Stirling

By Dan Peters | 25 April 2019

Stirling Council must have better processes for evaluating and reporting its performance so it ca...

FINANCE

Hopes for legislative backing behind new code

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

An overhaul of financial management in councils could be enshrined in law, according to a consult...

WHITEHALL

Government review to look at council audit response

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2019

The Government will use its planned review of a key law to look at how councils respond to issues...

FINANCE

Investigation launched into Grant Thornton's Interserve audits

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2019

A financial watchdog has announced an investigation into Grant Thornton over its auditing of Inte...

Scottish councils lose more than £120m due to 'weak' financial controls

By William Eichler | 11 April 2019

Systems to prevent public money being lost to mistakes and fraud in local government ‘may be unde...

BUSINESS

Council property firm records losses

By Naomi Larsson | 10 April 2019

The property company run by Barking & Dagenham LBC has reported losses of almost £4m in its first...

BUSINESS

Council should 'build on lessons learned' after critical review

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019

King’s Lynn & West Norfolk BC should ‘build on the lessons learned’ from the construction of a st...

FINANCE

Watchdog calls for 'transformational changes'

By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019

‘More fundamental, transformational changes are needed in service provision’ by Scottish councils...

FINANCE

May defends 'record' SEND funding

By Martin Ford | 25 February 2019

Theresa May has defended her Government’s funding of special educational needs and disability (SE...

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