Audit

By Mark Conrad | 17 September 2018

Beleaguered Birmingham City Council is finally expected to implement the deal that ended an acrim...

What do traffic jams, hopscotch and skyscrapers have in common?

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

Diary considers itself something of a connoisseur when it comes to audit reports, but recently fo...

FINANCE

Northants misspent millions of ring-fenced cash - auditor

By Martin Ford | 13 September 2018

Millions of pounds have been misspent by Northamptonshire CC, according to auditors.

BUSINESS

Council accounts held up by LOBO challenge

By Mark Conrad | 21 August 2018

Auditors have delayed a full opinion on Weymouth and Portland BC’s finances pending the outcome o...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Qualified opinion for Lancashire accounts

By MJ reporter | 09 August 2018

Lancashire CC’s auditors have issued a qualified opinion on the county’s value for money work ami...

FINANCE

New CIPFA president aims to simplify accounts

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2018

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) new president has said she wa...

AUDIT

'Hard decisions' ahead for council facing £23m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2018

A council that relied on reserves to cover budget shortfalls in 2017/18 has been told by auditors...

FINANCE

County chiefs show red to traffic light ratings

By Dan Peters | 16 July 2018

County council chief executives have broken cover to warn that plans for a traffic light-style fi...

WHITEHALL

Page: Northamptonshire is wake up call

By Heather Jameson | 11 July 2018

Public services are lacking the insight offered by the Audit Commission when it comes to an early...

BUSINESS

CIPFA president warns of trust breakdown

By Heather Jameson | 11 July 2018

There has been a ‘universal breakdown in trust’ in public services, the incoming president of the...

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Executive Director, Operations

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Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

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