An internal audit at Dorset Council found ‘serious issues in how contracts were awarded’ and ‘unjustified costs’ causing the budget to balloon from £4m to £13m
CIPFA and ICAEW have signed an agreement setting out plans for a merger between the two chartered accountancy bodies, but retaining separate names and identities
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) lost more than £1.75m stolen by staff in internal fraud in 2024-25 as employees abused their roles for their own financial gain
To cut soaring £81bn public sector fraud bill, the National Audit Office (NAO) says the government must start using more AI for fraud investigations, but won’t give a figure on implementation costs
Several employees at a local council have been disciplined after fraudulent applications for expenses, procurement card issues and inflated overtime hours were discovered
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the April employers’ National Insurance rise and the threshold reduction is imposing ‘indirect costs to councils’ upwards of £1bn
The oldest invoice outstanding in the government dates back almost two decades, but several million pounds in unpaid bills, but they expect suppliers to pay quickly
The Insolvency Service is to take over the work of the National Investigation Service (NATIS), set up by the Conservatives and based at bankrupt Thurrock Council, after it fails to catch covid fraudsters
Sean Robert Clark, former CFO of Thurrock Council, has been banned by the regulator for serious misconduct and a lack of integrity over investment decisions leading to the council going bust
Woking Council racked up over £2.6bn in debt after making risky investments into property development projects over two decades and has now sought support from the government
In a bid to address endemic failures in the local audit market, the government is going ahead with plans to set up an overarching regulator to oversee the sector with new powers
The government is banning civil service away days and offsite training, while purchases of branded merchandise will be stopped in crackdown on unnecessary spending
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