£1.730m forecast in-year overspend reported in November 2022. Unfunded burden requiring approximately 300 hours of officer time per major request. General grant funding cut from £66 million to nil over past decade
Council governance and accountability processes
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This report highlights Kingston Council's difficulties in meeting statutory requirements under audit legislation. The council faces significant resource challenges responding to document requests during 30-day inspection periods, requiring hundreds of officer hours to process and redact thousands of documents. The council has faced judicial reviews over attempts to limit unreasonable requests.
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