National-audit-office - Page 4

By Mark Whitehead | 08 June 2023

The Government has rejected a call by Labour MPs for a statutory inquiry into a controversial Tee...

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...

BUSINESS

Gove approves Teesworks probe

By Rachel Salveta | 25 May 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove has given the green light for a probe into Teesworks corr...

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...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

A checklist for new councillors

By John Tizard | 12 May 2023

In the aftermath of the local elections, John Tizard offers advice to new councillors and adminis...

WHITEHALL

Calls for supported housing improvements

By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2023

Senior MPs and Whitehall’s spending watchdog today demanded improved regulation and data on suppo...

SOCIAL CARE

Pondering the 'graph of doom'

By Abdool Kara | 02 May 2023

The NHS cannot be afforded higher than inflationary financial increases year-on-year ad infinitum...

WHITEHALL

Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023

Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Performance: are we learning from history?

By Nathan Elvery | 04 April 2023

Eleven councils have been caught up in intervention or improvement since 2010. Did the Comprehens...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Sustainable action in Bristol

By Philip Whiteman | 04 April 2023

Paul Joyce, Jason Lowther, and Philip Whiteman report on Bristol’s One City Plan and joint ventur...

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