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GUY ADAMS: In the free-spending world of Birmingham City Council, financial profligacy is par for the course.
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Birmingham City Council is set to appoint Deborah Cadman as its permanent chief executive, after a year as a interim. The appointment, which is subject to
65 consultants brought in by Birmingham Council - costing £5 million A Freedom of Information request uncovers the cost of consultants this year at Birmingham City Council - with 20 costing more than £100k 05:30, 26 APR 2021 Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice An IT boss costing a staggering £343,000, a Commonwealth Games director charging £168k for his expertise, and a "Bre...
Birmingham City Council says the amount of money spent in its local economy through its biggest service contracts has increased during the pandemic. A council report this week on social value includes data from 20 of the council’s largest contractors, indicating that £194.6m was spent in the local economy in 2020-21 – defined as within 30 miles of the point of service delivery – compared to £166.4m the previous year. These contracts also saw the increase in other social value metrics. Weeks of local employment rose from 53,612 to 68,141 and hours of voluntary time increased from 9,883...