Council officers uncovered £2.7 million of fraud last year, a new report shows. Stoke-on-Trent City Council's corporate fraud team investigated a total of 108 cases in 2024/25, including housing ...

Stoke-on-Trent City Council ended 2024/25 with a balanced position on its general fund, but would have had a £14.4 million overspend had it not been for the Exceptional Financial Support (EFS ...

It’s worth noting that, if the no-tax-on-overtime provision remains in the bill, it would not give way to a larger paycheck after working extra hours.