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Asked by Andrew Muir

AQW 1692/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the financial and governance situation at Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 6 February 2020

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
  • Priority
Tabled
6 February 2020
Answer due by
11 February 2020
Answered
22 February 202016 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
Yes

Answer

I am aware of the financial position of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council and my officials have met with the Chief Executive of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council regarding the Council’s current financial and governance situation.

As a result of these meetings, I wrote to both the Mayor and the Chief Executive of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council on 7 February 2020 directing the Council, under section 104 of the Local Government Act (NI) 2014, to supply my Department with:

detailed information on the Council’s current financial position;

a proposed Recovery Plan; and

information on how, and the timescales within which, the Council intends to address the issues raised by the NI Audit Office in both the Report To Those Charged With Governance and the Improvement Assessment.

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