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Update looking at
the impact of coronavirus pandemic from the perspective of
the audit committee.
24 June
Councillors' Guide
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7 July
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News of the week
Local authority
COVID-19 financial impact monitoring information
Summary of data
collected from local authorities on the financial impact of
COVID-19.
Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government
Read more >>
News Roundup
Audit
Investigation into remediating dangerous cladding
on high-rise buildings
The pace of remediation
has been fastest in the student accommodation and social housing
sectors, but slowest in the private residential sector.
National Audit Office
Intention to extend public audit appointments and
the Code of Audit Practice
Audit Scotland intend
to extend the existing code and audit contracts for a year in
response the COVID-19.
Audit Scotland
Governance
LLG and ADSO warn on lawfulness of 'hybrid'
meetings
So-called ‘hybrid’
meetings - where some councillors are present in a committee room
and others participate remotely - are unlawful “under the current
situation as it stands at the moment”.
Local Government Lawyer
Risk
Review of outsourcing approach urged
Bringing back
outsourced services from the private sector could improve
quality, increase reliability, and save money, according to a
report from the Institute for Government.
Public Finance
Budget setting could result in ‘large scale
reduction’ in services
The study, by Grant
Thornton, reveals that all 39 of the county and unitary
authorities surveyed could use up their available reserves in
2021/22 to cover a funding shortfall of £2.5bn.
Public Finance
Counties hit back as MHCLG publishes Covid
returns data
County councils have
hit back at suggestions they have fared the best out of emergency
Covid-19 funding.
Local Government
Chronicle
Councils call for clarity on local lockdowns
A number of local
authorities have called for specific powers to help them protect
their communities. Local areas have also pushed hard to receive
vital person-level testing data.
LocalGov
HSE safety alert issued against KN95 facemask
A safety alert has been
issued urging all employers and suppliers not to purchase or use
KN95 facemasks as PPE.
Health and Safety
Executive
Probability of events: the underrated factor of
the risk assessment
How to use mathematical
concepts to bring more accuracy to risk and impact assessments
made for business continuity and enterprise risk management.
Continuity Central
Information Governance
ICO releases findings on the use of mobile phone
extraction by police forces
The ICO has released an
investigation report into the use of mobile phone extraction by
police forces when conducting criminal investigations.
The Information
Commissioner’s Office
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