Wirral Council’s new finance director criticised a “cultural issue” in how the local authority makes payments.
This came as councillors were told at an Audit and Risk Management committee “there are still issues to be sorted out” with a new system to manage Wirral Council’s finances just weeks before it goes live.
A new system to bring in council controls over finances and reduce fraud risk had been expected to come in April 2022 but it was postponed until the following financial year. Officers said it will also improve the decisions councillors make on council finances.
