Procurement weaknesses and poor asset and project management were key factors behind a critical review from Liverpool City Council’s internal audit team.
A more credible financial position and the recruitment of senior officers have left government-appointed commissioners “cautiously optimistic” of the turnaround at Liverpool City Council.
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.
Staff at Liverpool City Council will target improvements to contract management and governance, after an independent report criticised a “fragmented, overly complex and poorly understood”...
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.
Liverpool City Council’s failure to renew an electricity contract promptly could have cost the authority £7.5m more than if it had extended earlier, an independent report has found.
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.
Criticism over the lack of audit work carried out at Liverpool City Council has led the authority to create a new position for a chief internal audit officer.
Liverpool City Council is set to pay a further £4.5m for its electricity this year, after delays meant it failed to agree a contract before its supplier suspended commercial services.
Liverpool City Council will now look for its contracts to deliver wider economic benefits after the authority recognised it has so far “not consistently delivered meaningful social value through its...
Liverpool City Council has capacity challenges in many of its corporate services including finance, puttng improvement plans at risk, according to government-appointed commissioners.
Liverpool City Council has formally terminated a highways development contract after the construction firm carrying out the works went into administration.
An over-budget highways project by Liverpool City Council has suffered a double whammy after its developer entered administration and budget estimates soared.
Rental arrears for properties owned by Liverpool City Council almost doubled last year, as Covid-19 impacted on commercial tenants’ ability to cover payments.
A city council will take on £107m of debt to repay £65m of 'lender option, borrower option' loans, but still expects to save £18m over the life of the debt.
Local government auditor Grant Thornton has defended how it inspected the accounts of Liverpool City Council, following a damning report into governance the council.