Lancashire Council Transparency — AI DOGE https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/ Independent analysis of Lancashire County Council spending and governance. en-gb Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:08:39 GMT Lancashire Cc Spending: Year-by-Year Trends and What They Reveal https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/spending-trends-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/spending-trends-2026 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lancashire County Council's total spending increased by £812.8 million from 2024 to 2025, a rise of 56.6%. Analysis Red Flags in Lancashire Cc's Spending: What DOGE Analysis Found https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/doge-findings-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/doge-findings-2026 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lancashire County Council spent a total of £3,685.9 million across 753,220 transactions between 2024/25 and 2025/26. Investigation Inside Lancashire Cc's Departments: Where Every Pound Goes https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/department-spending-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/department-spending-2026 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lancashire County Council spent £245.0 million on OP-Residential Long Term Placements, the highest of any department. Analysis Where Lancashire Cc's Money Really Goes: Top Supplier Analysis 2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/supplier-concentration-2026 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/supplier-concentration-2026 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Lancashire County Council spent £3685.9M across 753,220 transactions over two financial years (2024/25 to 2025/26). Investigation Reform UK at LCC: 9 Months of Transformation by the Numbers https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/reform-transformation-9-months https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/reform-transformation-9-months Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT From a £28 million inherited overspend to near zero. From 48% savings delivery to 100% target. From maximum council tax rises to the lowest in 12 years. Here's what Reform UK has actually delivered at Lancashire County Council — with the data to prove it. Analysis The £350 Million Bond Scandal the Conservatives Concealed https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/veltip-bonds-scandal https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/veltip-bonds-scandal Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT £519 million invested in VeLTIP bonds now worth an estimated £169 million — a paper loss of £350 million that the previous Conservative administration failed to transparently report to councillors or the public. Reform exposed the true scale. Investigation Council Tax Myth Busted: Reform's 3.80% vs the Conservatives' Seven Years of Maximum Rises https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/council-tax-myth-busted https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/council-tax-myth-busted Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Critics claim Reform 'broke a promise' on council tax. The data tells a different story: the Conservatives raised council tax to the legal maximum in 7 of their 8 years in control, including the highest rise in Lancashire's history at 5.99%. Reform's 3.80% is the lowest in 12 years. Analysis Care Homes: How Reform Saved All Five After Years of Underinvestment https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/care-homes-truth https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/care-homes-truth Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reform inherited a consultation process already in the pipeline. After years of Conservative underinvestment, they listened to 1,600+ residents and saved all 5 care homes — pledging new investment despite inheriting a £50M savings requirement. Analysis Pension Fund Reform: How Councillor Director Salaries Were Stopped https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/pension-fund-fees https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/pension-fund-fees Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Reform stopped Councillors receiving tens of thousands of pounds in salaries for being directors of LCC pension fund companies — a practice under the previous Conservative administration. The national DOGE team is providing advisory support on bond valuations and fee analysis. Investigation Fact-Checking the Media: What Byline Times and North West Bylines Got Wrong About Reform at LCC https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/bylines-fact-check https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/bylines-fact-check Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Headlines claiming Reform would 'bin DOGE' and 'preside over £46 million overspend' don't survive contact with the actual financial data. The overspend was inherited — and Reform eliminated it. The DOGE efficiency review identified £22 million in savings. Here are the facts. Fact Check Lancashire County Council: £3.6 Billion Across 753,220 Transactions https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/spending-overview https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/spending-overview Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The largest dataset on the AI DOGE platform — 753,220 transactions totalling £3.6 billion to 11,482 suppliers. LCC's fraud triangle score of 77.1 is the highest in Lancashire, with £93.6 million in likely duplicates and a 14.7x year-end spending spike. Analysis Lancashire's Fraud Triangle: Highest Score in the County at 77.1 https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/doge-investigation-lancashire-cc https://aidoge.co.uk/lancashirecc/news/doge-investigation-lancashire-cc Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT £93.6 million in likely duplicate payments, £433.6 million in split payment patterns, and a 14.7x March spending surge — Lancashire County Council's DOGE analysis raises serious questions about financial controls. Investigation