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  • 151 BRIEF

    What's New?

  • Slough welcomes commitment that Office for Local Government ‘will not be a burden’

    June 30, 2022

  • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities

    June 29, 2022

  • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets

    June 28, 2022

  • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’

    June 27, 2022

  • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’

    June 27, 2022

  • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council

    June 23, 2022

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  • Funding
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  • LGPS
  • Development
  • 151 News
  • Blogs
    • David Green
    • Agent 151
    • Dan Bates
    • Richard Harbord
    • Stephen Sheen
    • James Bevan
    • Steve Bishop
    • Cllr John Clancy
    • David Crum
    • Graham Liddell
    • Ian O’Donnell
    • Jackie Shute
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Author: Dan Bates

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    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 17 Dec, 2021

    Settlement 2022-2023: £53.9bn in ‘one-year’ deal aimed at ‘stability’

    The 2022-23 settlement promises an extra £3.5bn. Michael Gove said the settlement represents a “real-terms increase from last year’s settlement and will make sure councils can improve vital frontline services”.[…]

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    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 16 Feb, 2021

    Dan Bates: Capitalisation directions are not the only tool for rebuilding finances

    Dan Bates argues deep seated problems are contributing to a rush for capitalisation directions. For some time now we have been reading that a number of councils are in discussion[…]

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    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding · Treasury
    • — 15 Dec, 2020

    Settlement must address ‘precarious’ local government finances

    Dan Bates crosses his fingers for “no nasty surprises” in this week’s funding settlement but argues the “bigger prize” is post-Covid financial certainty. Thursday (17 December) should be the day[…]

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    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 22 Apr, 2020

    Dan Bates: An extra £1.6bn is welcome but boosting council resilience will need more

    Whitehall has offered another huge tranche of funding to councils but it may prove too little as Covid-19 reveals the vulnerability of local government funding structures. Financial resilience is already[…]

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  • Dan Bates: How should we measure financial resilience? 0
    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 21 Aug, 2018

    Dan Bates: How should we measure financial resilience?

    …our accounts review has revealed some staggering pension liabilities. As we all live longer and authorities have fewer staff paying into pension funds, larger annual payments to recover deficits may have a greater call on scarce resources.

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    Dan Bates: Searching last year’s accounts for signs of resilience 0
    • in Blogs · Dan Bates
    • — 27 Jun, 2018

    Dan Bates: Searching last year’s accounts for signs of resilience

    Accounts have now closed but it’s hard to find the signs of financial resilience. Dan Bates reveals his observations on reserves and capital finance requirements. I’ve spent years doing local[…]

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  • Dan Bates: The importance of council tax in the fair funding debate 0
    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 5 Apr, 2018

    Dan Bates: The importance of council tax in the fair funding debate

    Local authorities have set record council tax rises. Dan Bates argues that as some councils do well from the tax while others suffer it is critical for officers to engage[…]

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    Dan Bates: Settlement reveals fragility of the system and the need to speak up on fair funding 0
    • in Blogs · Dan Bates · Funding
    • — 14 Feb, 2018

    Dan Bates: Settlement reveals fragility of the system and the need to speak up on fair funding

    Local government last week saw the final financial settlement. Dan Bates analyses the underlying issues revealing a council tax system that is fragile and dwindling reserves. Last week’s final finance[…]

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  • 151 BRIEFS – WHAT’s NEW?

    • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities
    • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets
    • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’
    • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’
    • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council
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