Reform party's council audit taskforce still to spring into action over clampdown on waste

STILL WAITING FIVE MONTHS AFTER REFORM TOOK CONTROL TO IMPLEMENT 'DOGE' PLAN

- BY JAMIE WALLER Local Democracy Reporter

REFORM UK's promised audit of Lincolnshire County Council still has not started, the authority has confirmed.

The “Doge” taskforce - modelled on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency - claims it will eliminate wasteful use of public money.

Nigel Farage’s party has been writing to councils it won control of, warning it will closely examine how money is being spent. Reform previously confirmed Lincolnshire will come under scrutiny from the taskforce, which is made up of software engineers, data analysts and forensic auditors.