US EditionCommissioners to run Birmingham city council, Michael Gove says
- Birmingham City Council is facing a financial crisis, with a projected deficit in its budget of £87m and a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims.
- Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove plans to intervene and appoint commissioners to oversee the council, as it is failing to comply with its best value duty. The government is also considering allowing the council to borrow money or sell assets to address its financial liabilities.
- Selling off assets may not provide immediate relief to the annual budget pressures, but it has been allowed in the past to cover equal pay liabilities. The council is requesting exceptional financial support from the government to address its challenges.
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'Bankrupt' Birmingham council faces intervention from officials
Birmingham City Council issued a section 114 notice at the beginning of September (Picture: SWNS) An inquiry has been launched into cash-strapped Birmingham City Council after it effectively declared itself bankrupt. Communities secretary Michael Gove told MPs today of plans to appoint commissioners to take over the authority and figure out what went wrong. He said the council is ‘failing to comply with its best value duty’ after it issued a sec…
Gove Announces Government Takeover of Birmingham Council
Michael Gove has announced that commissioners are going to run Birmingham City Council after “elected members and officers have come and gone” all while failing to comply with their ‘Duty of Best Value’. There will also be a local inquiry. Gove wants to bring in local government veteran Max Caller to sort things out.[…] Read the rest
Michael Gove announces intervention into 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has announced he will appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and launch a local inquiry into the authority after it declared itself effectively bankrupt.
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