Paul Marinko 12 July 2023

Southampton at risk of section 114

Southampton City Council has been warned it risks having to issue a section 114 notice this financial year as it battles to save £20m from its budget.

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) said the authority only delivered 39% of its planned savings last year and if that continued in 2023-24 it would achieve just £7.8m of the £20m target.

CIPFA added: ‘If the council does not bring spending under control and deliver savings in our opinion there is a significant risk to sustainability.

‘This would lead to the potential for considering a section 114 notice in the 2023-24 financial year.’

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If this article was of interest, check out this feature by Joanne Pitt, Local Government Policy manager at CIPFA: 'Preventing future Section 114 notices'.

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