S114

• Is bankruptcy an option?

  Neil Merrick finds out what consequences a council may face if it is unable to provide statutory services or deliver a balanced budget.

  

• Northants to have improvement board

  Northamptonshire CC will establish an improvement board that will work closely with government commissioners to improve the county’s finances and governance ahead of reorganisation.

  

• Javid plans intervention into crisis-hit Northants

  Local government secretary Sajid Javid has bowed to the inevitable and outlined plans for commissioners to run Northamptonshire CC amid concerns over the county’s sustainability.

  

• County council imposes an emergency spending ban

  Northamptonshire CC’s director of finance has issued a section 114 order, calling a halt to spending at the cash-strapped authority.