Birmingham has become the seventh council since 2020 to have issued a section 114 notice

Total debt as a multiple of core spending power

Section 114 notice

0

1x Equal to core

spending power

2x

3x

Northumberland

Birmingham

4x

Nottingham

Croydon

5x

Halton

6x

7x

Barking and

Dagenham

Slough

8x

9x

Warrington

10x

Thurrock

11x

Section 114 notice

Birmingham

Nottingham

Halton

Slough

Warrington

Croydon

Barking and Dagenham

Thurrock

Northumberland

1x

Equal to core

spending power

0

2x

3x

4x

5x

6x

7x

8x

9x

10x

11x

Guardian graphic. Source: Office for Local Government Local Authority Data Explorer. Note: Graphic compares Birmingham to other upper tier local authorities, meaning Woking, which issued a section 114 notice in June, does not appear