MPs heard that local audit needs a fresh start to clear the backlog and return to timely account sign-off, but were warned that such a move would be risky.
Private tenants face a safety ‘postcode lottery’ because of a lack of funding for enforcement. New reporting duties aren’t the answer, writes Meg Hillier.
The government’s apparent lack of long-term plan to recover overdue debt issued via its £47bn Covid-19 business loan scheme means fraudsters could “walk away with billions of taxpayers’ money”,...
In the first of a two-part interview with Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), the former communities secretary discusses the current state of standards in...
Lord Agnew’s dramatic resignation as a minister on the floor of the House of Lords has brought into sharp focus some of the actions the government needs to take on counter fraud.
Large amounts of government spending are either evaluated poorly or not evaluated at all, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office.
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audits of Patisserie Valerie before the café chain company collapsed, showing “a serious...
Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.
Recent controversies over Covid-19 contract awards are only the tip of an iceberg – 2002 rule changes raise troubling questions over UK MPs’ relationship with private companies, according to academic...
The government must allocate resources as soon as possible to enable councils and auditors to implement the findings of the Redmond review, says Rob Whiteman.