{"id":181088,"date":"2023-10-26T00:23:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T00:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181088"},"modified":"2023-10-26T00:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T00:23:29","slug":"one-in-10-councils-publish-finance-accounts-voters-are-meant-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/one-in-10-councils-publish-finance-accounts-voters-are-meant-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"One in 10 councils publish finance accounts voters are meant to see"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Just one in 10 councils publish accounts voters are meant to see with dozens failing to file any audited accounts in the last four years in &#8216;transparency crisis&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Just 31 out of around 380 major councils released audited accounts for last year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hundreds of councils are failing to publish their accounts \u2013 some for years \u2013 at a time when many are teetering on the brink of disaster.<\/p>\n<p>An audit found less than one in ten town halls have published fully audited accounts for 2022\/23, leading to what campaigners have called a &#8216;transparency crisis&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Just 31 of around 380 major (non-parish or village) councils released audited accounts for the last financial year \u2013 not one in Labour-run Wales.<\/p>\n<p>And 27 have failed to file any audited accounts for the last four years. Town halls have a statutory duty to publish audited accounts annually.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have a legal right to inspect and challenge their local authority&#8217;s books.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/00\/77008153-12673283-image-a-12_1698275919538.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The last time Labour-run Birmingham City (pictured) and Liberal Democrat-controlled Woking councils published audited accounts was in 2019\/20. Both recently declared bankruptcy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/00\/77008151-12673283-image-a-13_1698275935907.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The TaxPayers&#8217; Alliance&#8217;s Elliot Keck (pictured), who led the research, said: &#8216;The failure to file accounts is causing a transparency crisis in local government&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The TaxPayers&#8217; Alliance&#8217;s Elliot Keck, who led the research, said: &#8216;The failure to file accounts is causing a transparency crisis in local government. It&#8217;s unacceptable that struggling Brits have to stump up for growing council tax bills when their town hall bosses either won&#8217;t or can&#8217;t show them what they&#8217;re spending their money on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Local government chiefs should treat taxpayers with greater respect and file accounts on time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The last time Labour-run Birmingham City and Liberal Democrat-controlled Woking councils published audited accounts was in 2019\/20. Both recently declared bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month the Local Government Association warned councils are facing a \u00a34billion black hole over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022\/23, 31 councils published audited accounts, 252 posted draft (non-audited and changeable) statements and 97 released nothing. Some 658 audited statements are overdue over the last four financial years.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Pete Marland, from the LGA, claimed that &#8216;delays in audit&#8217; were to blame, adding: &#8216;Councils are deeply frustrated that accounts they have worked hard to prepare have not been audited by external bodies. [Resolving] it will take a concerted response from&#8230; the Government, audit firms and regulators.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12673283\/Just-one-10-councils-publish-accounts-voters-meant-dozens-failing-file-audited-accounts-four-years-transparency-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just one in 10 councils publish accounts voters are meant to see with dozens failing to file any audited accounts in the last four years in &#8216;transparency crisis&#8217; Just 31 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>One in 10 councils publish finance accounts voters are meant to see - Hot World Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/one-in-10-councils-publish-finance-accounts-voters-are-meant-to-see\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"One in 10 councils publish finance accounts voters are meant to see - Hot World Report\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Just one in 10 councils publish accounts voters are meant to see with dozens failing to file any audited accounts in the last four years in &#8216;transparency crisis&#8217; 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