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FINANCE
Legal objections to LOBO loans
By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2016
Residents from 24 different local authorities have mounted legal objections to the use of the con...
FINANCE
Auditors call for Welsh finance improvements
By William Eichler | 18 August 2016
The financial planning of Welsh councils is ‘strengthening’ but there is still scope to improve t...
WHITEHALL
Rate retention to be put under scrutiny
By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016
Business rates retention will come under further scrutiny with a report to be produced by the Nat...
WHITEHALL
Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...
FINANCE
LGA wins battle for national audit body
By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016
A sector-led body will be allowed to run a national scheme that will make future audit appointmen...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Freer: Start thinking about future of audit
By Dan Peters | 07 July 2016
Local government must start thinking about future audit arrangements today, the chairman of the s...
FINANCE
Details of £300m grant 'not in the public interest'
By Dan Peters | 21 June 2016
The Government has refused to publish key details about how its £300m transitional grant was allo...
AUDIT
Auditor reports governance failings at Derby City Council
By Sam Clayden | 16 June 2016
Auditor Grant Thornton has highlighted 'significant' governance failings at Derby City Council be...
FINANCE
NAO's undercover role
25 May 2016
Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils keen on sector-led audit deals
By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016
More than 200 councils and other local bodies have indicated they would be interested in a sector...
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