WHITEHALL

DfE 'failed to establish councils' school spending responsibilities'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

The Department for Education (DfE) has failed to clearly set out what roles and responsibilities ...

FINANCE

Pickles proposes Tower Hamlets intervention

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has insisted his proposed Government intervention package for ...

HEALTH

We should embrace early accounts closure

By Andy Mack | 29 October 2014

Early closure of accounts is the future, writes Andy Mack, a director with Grant Thornton and the...

BUSINESS

Squeeze on audit timetable risks strain on councils and auditors

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

Concerned councils fear their finance functions will be put under further strain by plans to sque...

DCLG

Councils failed to detect rise in non-benefit fraud

By MJ reporter | 21 October 2014

Some 39 councils, among them 35 districts, failed to detect a single instance of non-benefit frau...

PENSIONS

Auditors to probe Pembrokeshire chief's payoff

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

Welsh spending watchdogs are poised to scrutinise the severance deal of Pembrokeshire County Coun...

FINANCE

Fraud and errors cost housing benefit £1.4bn

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

The viability of the housing system is being put into question through increasing reliance by eve...

ENVIRONMENT

Respecting the real headline-makers

By David Walker | 20 October 2014

Despite UKIP’s successes, David Walker assesses the wider challenges ‘protest parties’ would face...

FINANCE

Extend contracts to save £440m

14 October 2014

Cumulative £440m audit savings could be achieved were the Government to lock in low prices and e...

AUDIT

Probe launched into deputy leader's involvement

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2014

Sandwell MBC’s deputy leader has stepped down from chairing a council committee while an investig...

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