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Budget: ‘give councils the fiscal tools they need to address challenges’
Fiscal devolution should be a tool to allow councils to tackle financial pressures without having to go “cap in hand” to government, according to Luke Hillan, associate director of local government finance and devolution at London Councils.
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Fiscal devolution: audit must be ‘even more robust’ than under Audit Commission
Fiscal devolution will require local audit arrangements that are even more robust than those that existed in the era of the Audit Commission, auditor general Gareth Davies has warned.
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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.
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Councils need ‘clearer accountability and better information sharing’ amid supported housing gaps
A “worrying gap” between public money being paid out and the support vulnerable people actually receive has been exposed by a BBC investigation.
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