A shortage of "competent" finance staff has been raised as a major concern remaining at Nottingham City Council in the latest report to the Government on the authority. The council has just avoided commissioners being sent in as Government oversight continues on the improvements being made after issues including the misspend of £40 million and the collapse of Robin Hood Energy.
An Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) was appointed in January 2021 to closely monitor the decision-making processes and governance of Nottingham City Council, sending quarterly reports to the Government on the council's progress. The Government uses the quarterly reports to determine whether it needs to send commissioners in to run the council.
The Government said in its most recent decision that there had been a "step up in progress" at Nottingham City Council. But it added: "There is still much to do to deliver the level of service deserved by the residents of Nottingham."
