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Thurrock Council

  • Audit costs for English councils soar as bankruptcies mount

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    Audit costs for English councils have more than tripled, during a time many councils have fallen into bankruptcy or taken on greater debt.

    Earlier this year, the National Audit Office warned that nearly half of England’s councils could face bankruptcy because of a £4.6bn deficit.
  • Bankrupt council faces multi-million-pound fraud probe

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    The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into an alleged multi-million-pound fraud committed against Thurrock Council.

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  • Man who bought private jet with bankrupt Thurrock Council money is sued for fraud

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    Man accused of cheating the bankrupt Thurrock Council out of millions of pounds in order to buy luxury goods, is now being sued.

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