Reform says Kent County Council will be the first to be audited but in other areas, such as Staffordshire, the council says it is still waiting for the unit to start work. Defending the pace of ...

Since the COVID freeze, councillor salaries have gone up by 2.85% in 2022, 6.51% in 2023 and 4.23% in 2024. The suggested 24% raise would come on top of a 2.81% inflation adjustment for this year ...