Nottingham City Council's leader hopes the authority won't be left "dangling without any certainty" after confirming he doesn't yet know whether enough has been done to avoid more Government intervention. After issues including the collapse of Robin Hood Energy and the misspending of £40m, Nottingham City Council has been working to avoid the Government sending in commissioners to run the authority at a cost to taxpayers.
The council had until the end of November to provide a response to a list of 67 requirements that had been set out by Sir Tony Redmond. Sir Tony is the chairman of Nottingham City Council's Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB), which was given more powers after the council avoided commissioners being sent in during the summer.
That decision was made on the condition that improvements continue to be made and a decision from the Government on whether the council has done enough is due by the end of January. David Mellen, Nottingham City Council’s leader, confirmed the last IAB meeting of the year took place last week.
