A damning independent report on Thurrock Council’s investments highlights the risk of these strategies and the negative impact on services, CIPFA has warned.
Thurrock Council will need to cut services back to near the statutory minimum after “repeated failures” to manage major investment and regeneration projects led to substantial losses, a long-awaited...
The London Borough of Haringey has handed an independent property probe to police after it found “clear evidence” of confidential information being leaked.
Poor understanding of the responsibilities and vision of the West of England Combined Authority is preventing the region from benefiting fully from devolution, an independent report has found.
A “fundamental shift” in culture at Slough Borough Council is needed to avoid it being broken up, the government has warned after reading a report from the team trying to turn the organisation around.
A landmark independent report on governance failures at the London Borough of Croydon represents an opportunity for other authorities to review their own standards, experts have told PF.
Dysfunctional leadership and “inexcusable” poor governance arrangements contributed to the London Borough of Croydon’s financial woes, a long-awaited report has found.
Poor councillor behaviour and strained relationships at a borough council have prevented the authority from moving forward, and underline the importance of constructive engagement and governance,...
The Scottish Government will be unable to meet its net zero ambitions without reforms to departmental governance and oversight, an influential think-tank has warned.
A rare public interest report into historic governance issues at Cheshire East Council highlights the declining standards of public officials in recent years, the external auditors who published the...
Warrington Borough Council is set to discuss its borrowing and capital investment strategies with CIPFA, in an attempt to show how its approach, previously flagged as a concern by the government, “is...
Government-appointed commissioners for Sandwell Borough Council have praised reforms to improve governance and contract management following a critical auditors report.
Local authorities have been urged by an external auditor to apply effective risk management to their subsidiary companies and other commercial activities to safeguard against financial risks.
The government’s choice to sack the top civil servant in the Treasury will “taint” the successor and cause unnecessary upheaval during the cost-of-living crisis, experts have said.
