Wirral Council has made progress but “significant challenges” still face the local authority according to a new report.
The external report was published in December 2022 by the Local Government Association but has been made public ahead of a top committee meeting on March 22. It is the latest update on progress made after Wirral Council was heavily criticised for its decision making and finance management in 2021.
That year, the local authority was forced to request £10m from the government to balance its budget and was later slated in two external reports. As a result, a professional panel made up of local government finance experts was set up as well as another panel called the Corporate Peer Challenge to scrutinise the council.
