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LGR deferral offers ‘time to plan well and make considered decisions’
The latest ministerial update on local government reorganisation (LGR) provides useful clarity on timescales – even if some of the detail remains to be worked through, according to Kirsty Nutton, strategic director of resources at Rutland Council.
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Budget: fiscal devolution could be undermined without ‘new deal’ for councils
Business rates will be fully locally retained by the end of the decade in place of government grants, the chancellor has pledged, as the roadmap for fiscal devolution was set out.
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UK Venture: a global leader in the heart of Europe
Ross Morrison, partner, primary investments at Adams Street Partners, on the UK venture market and the big opportunity for LGPS investors.
Funding
SEND: ‘the spending trajectory for councils is going to be very uncertain’
Government plans to overhaul special educational needs and disability (SEND) services have created an uncertain funding landscape for councils, according to Darcey Snape, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Room151’s LGPS Investment Forum 2026
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Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London, WC2A 3PE
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