Wirral Council’s auditors Grant Thornton issue adverse value for money conclusion on 2019–20 accounts

Wirral Council’s auditors Grant Thornton issue adverse value for money conclusion on 2019–20 accounts

Wirral Council’s auditors Grant Thornton issue adverse value for money conclusion on 2019–20 accounts

                               

By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

First publication date: 11th January 2021, 11:51 (GMT)

A previous public meeting of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee held on 27th January 2020
A previous public meeting of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee held on 27th January 2020

Tonight (11th January 2021) Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee meets to agree to both its own accounts for 2019–20 and that of the Merseyside Pension Fund (Wirral Council is the Administering Authority for the Merseyside Pension Fund). The legal deadline for final audited local council accounts for 2019-20 was put back to the end of November 2020 because of the pandemic but Wirral Council is set to approve its accounts for 2019-20 considerably later than this deadline.
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Wirral Council’s “independent auditors” Grant Thornton also advised Nicklaus Joint Venture Group over £26 million loan proposal (from Wirral Council)!

Wirral Council’s “independent auditors” Grant Thornton also advised Nicklaus Joint Venture Group over £26 million loan proposal (from Wirral Council)!

Wirral Council’s “independent auditors” Grant Thornton also advised Nicklaus Joint Venture Group over £26 million loan proposal (from Wirral Council)!

                       

Wirral Council Audit and Risk Management Committee 27th January 2020
Wirral Council Audit and Risk Management Committee 27th January 2020

By John Brace – Local Government Editor

This is a report on the Wirral Council Audit and Risk Management Committee meeting held on the 27th January 2020.

Wirral Council is audited by a company called Grant Thornton.
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Shaer Halewood explained to Wirral Council councillors why there is a “spending freeze” on “discretionary spending” due to projected £7-£12 million overspend

Shaer Halewood explained to Wirral Council councillors why there is a “spending freeze” on “discretionary spending” due to projected £7-£12 million overspend

Shaer Halewood explained to Wirral Council councillors why there is a “spending freeze” on “discretionary spending” due to projected £7-£12 million overspend

                                          

Wirral Council's Audit and Risk Management Committee (18th November 2019) Shaer Halewood (right) Cllr Jeff Green (left)
Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee (18th November 2019) Shaer Halewood (right) Cllr Jeff Green (left)

Public meetings of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee aren’t usually interesting but yesterday evening’s meeting aired a lot of Wirral Council’s dirty laundry in public.
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What did 21 invoices show Wirral Council spent money on?

What did 21 invoices show Wirral Council spent money on?

What did 21 invoices show Wirral Council spent money on?

Cllr Jeff Green (right) is the current Chair of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee
Cllr Jeff Green (right) is the current Chair of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee

A few months ago I exercised a right under section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 for invoices, credit card statements or requests for payment connected to various payments Wirral Council made during the 2018-19 financial year. Wirral Council is currently predicting it will overspend its agreed budget in 2019-20.
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Wirral Council allocate £1,600 each to those made homeless by New Ferry explosion, but 2018-19 accounts won’t be audited on time

Wirral Council allocate £1,600 each to those made homeless by New Ferry explosion, but 2018-19 accounts won’t be audited on time

Wirral Council allocate £1,600 each to those made homeless by New Ferry explosion, but 2018-19 accounts won’t be audited on time

                                     

McCloud (Highlander) - but sadly the McCloud referred to was an age discrimination case involving pensions for judges and firefighters
McCloud (Highlander) – but sadly the McCloud referred to was an age discrimination case involving pensions for judges and firefighters

In the morning Wirral Council’s Cabinet (see below) agreed to £1,600 each towards New Ferry residents made homeless for a week or more and £1,600 to businesses that found themselves behind the cordon (subject to all of them filling out a form and waiting for the money despite Wirral Council knowing who these people are). Just in case you’re wondering how long it’s been the explosion in New Ferry happened in March 2017. On the plus side unlike Kensington and Chelsea’s Cabinet post-Grenfell Tower Wirral Council’s Cabinet did allow residents to attend this meeting and didn’t require journalists to get a court order to attend either.
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