Birmingham finance chief calls for modernisation of s114 system

18 November 2025 by Kerry Lorimer

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The time is right to modernise the section 114 regime, according to Carol Culley, executive director of finance at Birmingham City Council.

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Culley said the intense financial pressure on local government – and the fact some authorities had misused the process by “crying wolf” over their

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