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The government has welcomed a devolution bid by four local authorities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to form an East Midlands Mayoral Combined Authority. Neil O’Brien, parliamentary under secretary of state[…]
The recent independent review into children’s social care offered some bold proposals for reform. But Richard Harbord argues that the review is ‘aspirational’, with the main funding proposal – a[…]
The head of pensions at the Local Government Association has expressed concern over members opting out of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) due to the rise in inflation and[…]
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for a “significant push” to ensure the regulatory framework of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) operates in a more joined-up[…]
Barking and Dagenham’s director of finance and investment talks to Karen Day about why the borough’s commercial approach is not simply a means to fill a revenue gap. “The council[…]
The government’s proposed strengthening of its intervention powers and new guidance to limit borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) are “credit positive” for the local government sector, according[…]
The ICAEW’s Alison Ring argues that it is critical for councils to have strong audit committees and that government plans to make these compulsory should act as a wake-up call[…]
Housing association Optivo has agreed a £73m revolving credit facility (RCF) with nine unnamed local authorities to support the provision of social housing. Optivo, which has a funding portfolio of[…]
Is biodiversity loss a bigger issue than climate change for local government pension funds and their pools? Room151 convened a roundtable of practitioners and investment managers to discuss what role[…]
Attendees at Room151’s Monthly Online Treasury Briefing (MOTB) have again demonstrated a strong preference for the IFRS 9 statutory override to be made permanent. A poll on the MOTB session[…]
