Why is Nottingham City Council effectively bankrupt, and what does Section 114 mean?
The council filed a Section 114 notice in response to a predicted £23 million in-year budget overspend. “At the halfway point of the year, the council is forecasting a gross General Fund pressure of circa £57 million which is partly being mitigated from one-off in-year management and corrective actions,” the council said. The corrective actions…