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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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