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Attorney General to “refresh” London C Panel of junior counsel
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Attorney General to issue amended guidance for government lawyers on legal risk
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Attorney General to refresh regional panels of junior counsel
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Audit firm highlights “significant weaknesses” in financial governance arrangements at councils
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Audit Wales criticises councils that only review handful of National Fraud Initiative matches they receive
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Audit Wales report highlights governance concerns for national park authorities
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Audit Wales warns Wrexham councillors over poor training attendance and "unhelpful blame culture"
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Audit watchdog in Wales calls for action to tackle governance failures
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Auditor criticises council for trading with dormant company, failing to get legal advice early enough
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Auditor General for Wales raps two local councils for not meeting financial and governance responsibilities
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Auditor General stresses importance of good governance amid warnings that local government in Wales is financially unsustainable over medium term unless action taken
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Auditor raises concern over governance risks and “third layer” position of monitoring officer at council
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Auditors call for further debate on effectiveness of standards regime in report on former council leader and procurement
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Auditors call for improved member-officer relations at council for second year running
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Auditors criticise failure of council to take legal advice on pay-off for senior staff member
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Auditors find failure to follow procurement rules but no evidence of criminal activity in appointment by council of contractor for diversity programme
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Auditors highlight poor oversight and reporting at city council over troubled IT programme
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Auditors identify weaknesses in services at city council
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Auditors make statutory recommendations to London borough over “unsustainable” debt burden
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