Barnet Council’s section 114 notice: a cautionary tale in oversight and auditing?

Last week, the interim executive director of resources at Barnet Council was forced to issue a section 114 notice following “unlawful” transactions relating to its pension fund.

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Kevin Bartle, Barnet’s section 151 officer, was required by law to issue the section 114 notice to all councillors to inform them of three

Barnet Council’s section 114 notice: a cautionary tale in oversight and auditing?

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