The authority was told 'not to loosen its grip'
The Government says there is "still much to do" for Nottingham City Council to improve as the authority avoids taxpayer-funded commissioners being sent in to run it. Issues including the misspend of £40 million and the collapse of Robin Hood Energy meant an Improvement and Assurance Board was appointed in January 2021 to closely monitor the decision-making processes and governance of Nottingham City Council.
Nottingham City Council avoided Government commissioners being sent in last year, despite Michael Gove saying he was "minded to" make the decision. His successor Greg Clark decided against commissioner intervention and instead gave more powers to the IAB. As part of the IAB's work on monitoring Nottingham City Council's progress, the authority was given a list of 67 requirements last year that had to be fulfilled by the end of November. The letter from Lee Rowley suggests progress against these requirements needs to go further.
"In particular, we had agreed a balanced budget and medium-term financial plan prior to the soaring inflation and energy costs that have affected the finances of households and councils up and down the country – and we are well on the way to balancing the budget for a second year. We recognise there is much more work to do to increase the pace of the changes and to put the council on a solid financial footing despite the huge budget pressures we and all councils are facing currently.
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