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‘There has been an explosion of cost’: West Berkshire calls for curbs on exploitative care providers
West Berkshire Council is grappling with the rapidly escalating cost of providing residential care for vulnerable young people – a cost that is almost impossible to control or accurately anticipate.
News-in-Brief
Ending triple lock will help fund ‘landmark’ new national care service, says Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to build a national care service, ending the pensions triple lock from 2030 to help fund it.
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Roundtable reports
LGPS
Room151 and Schroders launch fourth annual LGPS Investment Survey
With the Fit for the Future reforms entering into force, it is time for us to take the temperature of the industry on the impact of reforms and key investment challenges.
(Construction site of new houses in Sunderland city centre)
Funding
‘The cautious route is ambitious’: call for tiered approach to fiscal devolution
A new tier of “advanced” mayoral authorities should be granted full fiscal governance and enhanced borrowing powers as part of moves to bolster devolution across England, according to a new paper.
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LGPS Private Markets Forum 2026
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1 Church St, The Grand
Birmingham, B3 2FE
Technology, Data and Finance Forum
A unique conference bringing together CFOs and CIOs
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1 America Square, 17 Crosswall
London, EC3N 2LB
Room151’s Local Investment for the LGPS – Devolution, Manchesterism and the Future of Place-Based Capital
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The Grand Hotel, Church Street
Birmingham, B3 2FE
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