Doncaster MBC imploded under the weight of its children services failures this week, after a bitter dispute erupted between the borough's directly-elected mayor and its acting chief executive.
The disintegration of the leadership team has sparked an Audit Commission review of the town hall's management.
Senior sources confirmed to The MJ that the corporate governance inspection of Doncaster – identified as the worst-performing council in England in the Comprehensive Area Assessments – was motivated by the leadership crisis which has engulfed the town hall following its children services failings.
