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AUDIT
Audit and governance is the conscience of the council
By Adele Taylor | 13 June 2023
The remit of the audit and governance committee is much more than the debits and credits of the s...
BUSINESS
Consequences would be 'unfair' for late accounts submission
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023
Introducing consequences for councils that fail to publish their accounts by the end of May deadl...
AUDIT
Active travel hampered by 'low capability and ambition'
By Mark Whitehead | 07 June 2023
Council leaders have defended active travel measures after auditors found more than half of counc...
FINANCE
Auditors should push ahead with accounts sign off, says NAO head
By Martin Ford | 06 June 2023
‘Unpalatable but necessary options’ should be considered to clear the local audit backlog, the he...
WHITEHALL
Fresh LGA warning over Oflog
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023
A senior Local Government Association (LGA) figure has warned ministers’ ‘unnecessary and unhelpf...
FINANCE
Unspent EU funds at risk of being reclaimed
By Martin Ford | 01 June 2023
Wales could have to return EU funding if it is not spent by the end of the year, a finance watchd...
FINANCE
Harris to take interest in Oflog-audit interplay
By Dan Peters | 26 May 2023
The Financial Reporting Council’s first director of local audit wants to take a closer look at th...
FINANCE
Audit backlog will slow account simplification work
By Dan Peters | 22 May 2023
Changes to simplify council accounts will not be implemented in the short-term due to a lack of c...
FINANCE
Savings 'no longer enough,' councils told
By Martin Ford | 17 May 2023
The Accounts Commission’s latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workf...
AUDIT
Teesworks project under scrutiny after corruption allegations
By Mark Whitehead | 17 May 2023
A major project to transform the former Redcar Steelworks site into a manufacturing hub is under ...
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