The lead government commissioner at Liverpool Council said the revelations uncovered by a Liverpool ECHO investigation into parking tickets was a "microcosm" of the problems that led to an intervention at the local authority.
Mike Cunningham is leading a team overseeing improvements at the council after a difficult few years. His team's latest report suggests the council is on the right road but challenges remain.
Last month the ECHO published the results of a 16 month investigation that found a number of elected Labour councillors had parking tickets cancelled by officers without going through the proper processes. Two senior Labour councillors - Ann O'Byrne and Barry Kushner - are set to leave the council after being named in our reports.
