Financial challenge for Copeland BC

摘要

Copeland BC is at an 'important crossroads for its future' as it faces an 'extremely serious financial challenge,' Local Government Association peers have said. Peers said the council had a 'long history of late preparation of accounts' and had been hit by a 'devastating' cyber-attack in August 2017. Their report called for 'urgent action,' with reserves 'close to the minimum' and the council facing a 'significant' budget gap of £750,000 in 2019/20.