Luton Borough Council has hit back after its external auditor claimed the authority cannot produce accurate accounts, criticising the report as “full of factual inaccuracies”.
The Welsh health board embroiled in a financial scandal is in a more “stable position” due to stronger leadership and better working relationships, the national watchdog has said.
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...
External auditors for Spelthorne Borough Council have issued a rare public interest report amid concerns the authority’s historical commercial investment breached local government regulations.
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...
The London Borough of Croydon has launched an internal fraud probe into a major council-run regeneration project, and has handed a critical public interest report from its auditors to the...
A Welsh council breached procurement laws on two occasions over a waste management contract with a subsidiary company, a spending watchdog has concluded.
London Borough of Croydon failed to ensure it was acting lawfully over an agreement with its housing subsidiary Brick by Brick on a major regeneration project, auditors have found.
A county’s decision to give a former chief executive a £95,000 exit payment failed to follow internal policies and procedures and was unlawful, according to Audit Wales.
More auditor interventions through statutory recommendations and public interest reports to local authorities are likely to occur in coming years, an audit expert has warned.
Northampton Borough Council has demanded that the wife of former Northampton Town FC co-chairman David Cardoza repays £418,000 to the council or sell her property.
Northampton Borough Council displayed significant governance failures over loans paid to its local football club Northampton Town FC, according to a public interest report issued by auditors this...
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is to appoint an expert panel to help address “appalling” financial management issues at Nottingham City Council, following a government rapid review.
London Borough of Croydon has been accused of "corporate blindness” over its financial position in a rare public interest report compiled by audit firm Grant Thornton.
Grant Thornton has today issued a public interest report on Derby City Council in response to governance failings, including mismanagement of a major project in response to equal pay legislation.
