Photo by Scott Graham on UnsplashRegeneration and economic growth will depend on districts’ ability to secure funding and work with public and private partners, argues Sanjiv Kohli.
Covid hit us in March 2020 and immediately had a big impact on our profession and personal lives. Finance officers working in district councils, in particular, have done incredibly well in supporting local businesses through swift administration of government funded business grants.
However, more testing times will follow as government support comes to an end by the middle of this financial year. How we respond to these challenges will shape the future of our councils and our places.
The financial challenges are numerous as central decisions on local government fin
...The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards will mark the positive impact local government finance teams have on communities, place and the environment and create a lasting legacy through a Summary of Entries bringing together best practice examples from across the sector.
Cheltenham’s Golden Valley Development, Home of Cyber Central UK, is truly unique and is quite simply, one of the UK’s most exciting, innovative and forward-looking infrastructure projects.
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards showcase finance teams with a direct impact on their local communities and the environment. This week we spotlight Liverpool City Council’s efforts to support the hospitality sector during the pandemic while Warrington worked on new green homes with social impact investing. Submissions for the awards can be made here. Categories here.
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and wider economic uncertainty created deflationary pressures which raise important considerations for the Local Government Pension Scheme writes Daniel Booth. Since Paul Volcker[…]
Finance Director and s151 Officer – Competitive salary and benefits. The largest Local Government Pension (LGPS) provider in London with around £6.5 billion of assets and 135 active employers is[…]
The crisis in Liverpool and a fix for education budgets are further indication that local government finance is in need of a root and branch review. Even for those students[…]
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards will showcase the way finance teams have a direct impact on their local communities and the environment. This week we spotlight the work of Plymouth City[…]
Kate Ogden writes the government has addressed most of the short-term Covid-19 financial pressures facing English councils, but problems loom in 2022-23 and the years following. As we enter the[…]
As we launch the CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards, finance officers from around the country reveal how their work, past and present, has made a difference to people, place or the environment.[…]
