Final independent financial review report on 2017/18 savings

The second and final report from the LGA-co-ordinated independent financial review team is now available. Commissioned jointly by Birmingham City Council and the Birmingham Improvement Panel, the review looks at the way the city council has developed its 2017/18 savings proposals.
The first stage of the review took place in mid-December 2016, with the report published on 5 January this year.
The follow-up visit took place on the 23rd and 24th of January and this second report sets out the main f