Birmingham publishes three years of accounts as audit reveals control failures

Birmingham City Council has published its draft accounts for 2024/25, alongside delayed accounts for 2022/23 and 2023/24, highlighting the extent of its financial and operational difficulties.

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The council missed the first two backstop dates to publish the outstanding accounts for 2022/23 and 2023/24; it also failed to meet the most

Birmingham publishes three years of accounts as audit reveals control failures

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