Croydon Council Is Urging the Government to Scrap Plans to Appoint Commissioners.

Croydon Council is urging the Government to scrap plans to appoint commissioners.

Croydon Council has submitted representations in response to the Government’s announcement that it is ‘minded to’ appoint commissioners to the Council. The root cause of the Council’s financial challenges is the structure of its historic £1.4bn general fund debt. The Council says it cannot become financially sustainable and meet its Best Value Duty until a solution from Government, such as a debt write off, is agreed. Croydon says it is understo…

Croydon calls for debt write-off following Woking and Thurrock decisions

Commissioners are not the solution to Croydon Council’s financial challenge – a rescue package resolving its £1.4bn debt problem is, the authority said.