Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 55
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Mandate minimum financial training for all councillors and statutory officers.
Recommendation
The Government must mandate a minimum level of financial training for all councillors and statutory officers, so that all councillors are at least able to understand their council’s financial accounts and use them to compare their actual performance with the initial budget, to hold their officers to account when necessary, and to be suitably equipped to take decisions in the best interests of the taxpayer. (Recommendation, Paragraph 208) Local audit and early warnings
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 October 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗