Funding Children’s services overspend tops £12m at St Helens 12 November 2026 12 November 2026 by Miriam Onen St Helens Borough Council has forecast a £12.269m overspend in children and young people’s services for 2026/27, a period two financial monitoring report showed. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password LATIF North 2027 One-Day Treasury Conference & Dinner 4 March, 2027 The Lowry Manchester, M50 3AZ ABOUTREGISTERSPONSORS LATIF Online November 2026 27 November, 2026 Teams Live ABOUTAGENDASPEAKERS News-in-Brief SYPA appoints independent person Brent pension fund introduces 2.5% allocations to natural capital and private equity Havering to press government for cancellation of borrowing costs Devon seeks £4m LGR cost reimbursement over ‘botched’ process Kent forecasts £15.8m overspend as children’s services drive pressure Halton warns general reserve at “minimum level” despite improved forecast Rayner pulled LGR to ‘dot Is and cross Ts’ ahead of legal challenge West Sussex sees SME lending and climate innovation as place-based opportunities Jo Knight leaves Guildford for new Isle of Wight challenge Leeds net debt forecast at £2,716m