Budget and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee tagged articles

Council says AI tools are making Freedom of Information requests more complex

Bedford Borough Council is facing growing pressure in responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Subject Access Requests (SARs), with councillors warned that the use of artificial...

Bedford Borough Council likely to need government bailout, says officer

Bedford Borough Council is likely to apply for government financial support later this financial year, and a senior council officer said there is an even greater likelihood that further support will be...

‘Empty’ Debenhams costing Bedford taxpayers half a million pounds each year

Bedford Borough Council is spending nearly half a million pounds a year on the former Debenhams building – with councillors clashing over whether the costly problems…

Mayor and executive miss key scrutiny meeting to attend dinner with MP

Concerns over transparency and leadership at Bedford Borough Council have intensified after it was revealed that the Mayor and all Conservative Executive Members failed to attend a key...

Mayor defends cancelled meeting as concerns grow over how council overspend will be tackled

Concerns have been raised over how Bedford Borough Council will balance its budget after the mayor cancelled this month’s executive meeting, which could have looked at recouping...

Lib Dem councillor’s concerns over Council budget are rejected

A proposal to formally raise concerns over Bedford Borough Council’s failure to meet budget savings and the impact on future finances was rejected last week (13 March). During the Budget...

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