Audit costs for English councils soar as bankruptcies mount Politics Audit costs for English councils have more than tripled, during a time many councils have fallen into bankruptcy or taken on greater debt.
Bankrupt council faces multi-million-pound fraud probe Legal The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into an alleged multi-million-pound fraud committed against Thurrock Council.
Man who bought private jet with bankrupt Thurrock Council money is sued for fraud Legal Man accused of cheating the bankrupt Thurrock Council out of millions of pounds in order to buy luxury goods, is now being sued.