Failed investments have put Thurrock Council in a grave financial position and facing a deficit of nearly half a billion pounds this year, the commissioners sent in to sort out the authority’s...
The government fears Liverpool City Council faces “substantial” challenges to its finances, and has appointed a finance commissioner to help get the authority back on track.
Crisis-hit Thurrock Council has been given permission by the government to borrow almost £840m from the Public Works Loan Board to repay finance from other local authorities.
Government-appointed commissioners at Slough Borough Council have questioned the authority’s decision to purchase investment properties outside its boundaries, as it prepares to sell assets for a...
Government-appointed commissioners helping Slough Borough Council get its finances back on a sustainable footing have had their powers extended to cover senior officer recruitment.
The government is set to appoint a fifth commissioner at Liverpool City Council after a report found gaps in workforce capacity and capability across vital services.
The government could give commissioners at Slough Borough Council new powers after they expressed concern over how “hands-on” they have had to be while trying to help the authority turn itself around.
Liverpool City Council has been warned that failing to meet in-year cut targets will put pressure on future budgets, harming the authority’s medium-term financial stability.
Crisis-hit Nottingham City Council has come out against government plans to appoint a commissioner to oversee the authority following unlawful spending, saying it has made “solid progress” on...
Nottingham City Council has called the government’s announcement it could step in to run some of the authority’s services “clearly disappointing”, saying it is already making improvements by itself.