An external audit report into Northumberland County Council's development company will not be released to the public, the authority has confirmed.
Confusion has surrounded the status of the KPMG audit report into Advance Northumberland since January, when the council's executive director of finance, Jan Willis, said it was the subject of a long-term, ongoing police investigation - something Northumbria Police denied.
Ms Willis later admitted this was not the case and said the report would be shared with police before being released to the audit committee.
