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 (IAB) was appointed in January 2021 to closely monitor the decision-making processes and governance of Nottingham City Council.
The IAB has been sending quarterly reports to the Government on the council's progress, which the Government then uses to determine whether it needs to send commissioners in to run it. In its most recent update, the Government has confirmed it won't be taking this step for now but says the IAB will remain in place and that commissioners could still be appointed in future.
A letter has been written by Lee Rowley, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government, to Sir Tony Redmond, who has been chairing the IAB. The letter from Mr Rowley reads: "I am glad to hear that there has been a step up in progress... and that the council is now adopting a more 'serious sense of purpose'.
