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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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Rural areas face ‘damaging’ fiscal devolution fall out
The government has been warned that its plans for fiscal devolution risk widening the gap between urban and rural areas, with “very damaging” consequences for the most sparsely populated parts of England.
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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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Sharing investment and risk will lead to greater digital innovation, Tech Forum hears
Councils should work together to share risk when investing in innovation – with closer ties formed between authorities as part of the local government reorganisation (LGR) process pointing to a potential model to achieve this.
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LATIF Online October 2026
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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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