National-audit-office - Page 2

By Abdool Kara | 24 October 2024

Unless there is unexpected largesse in the chancellor’s autumn statement, who will bet against th...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits

By William Eichler | 24 October 2024

Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...

SEND

Putting the children first

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

As part of the National Audit Office (NAO)’s study into Governmental support for children with sp...

HOMELESSNESS

Squaring the housing need circle

By Abdool Kara | 23 August 2024

Councils not planning to meet today’s housing need, let alone that of generations to come, are no...

LOCAL AUDIT

Beyond the local audit backstop

By Paul Dossett | 16 August 2024

Paul Dossett reviews the reasons for the delays in audited accounts and says long-term solutions ...

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness pressures 'unsustainable'

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure’ due to record levels of homelessness, according ...

AUDIT

Audit reset requires 'different attitude'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2024

A ‘whole different attitude’ to local audit is required to rescue the system from crisis, the Pub...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Getting public infrastructure back on track

By Mark Robinson | 18 June 2024

We have reached a critical juncture for public infrastructure, says Mark Robinson. Accelerated pr...

WHITEHALL

Auditors add to council biometric warnings

By Mark Conrad | 20 May 2024

A spending watchdog has echoed councils’ concerns that biometric entry requirements at UK ports c...

FINANCE

Gauging the benefit of productivity plans

By Abdool Kara | 30 April 2024

At the least the new Government requirement for productivity plans will give a platform for autho...

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