Stephen Hughes on finance and the future for local government
Stephen Hughes is chief executive of Birmingham City Council and was speaking here to Jo Tura for the first issue of Room151 Quarterly magazine. Room 151: How big a part[…]
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Stephen Hughes is chief executive of Birmingham City Council and was speaking here to Jo Tura for the first issue of Room151 Quarterly magazine. Room 151: How big a part[…]
Standard & Poor’s downgrades RBS Following the announcement of RBS’ restructuring plan ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the bank to A-/A-2, outlook negative. “The changes amount to a[…]
Matthew Bance is UK strategist for UBS Global Asset Management. He works on UK funds, including the Multi-Asset Income fund, for which UBS launched a local authority share class in[…]
CT referendum for Herefordshire? Herefordshire council is looking to save a further £15m in 2014/15. The council’s adult social care budget could see a reduction of £5m and children’s services[…]
Oxford City Council’s Section 151 officer, Nigel Kennedy has asked that the government reconsider the HRA debt cap as part of the region’s City Deal. The authority is one of[…]
DCLG looks into pensions merger The Department for Communities and Local Government is commissioning research on the benefits of LGPS fund mergers. It has called for organisations to bid to[…]
Adele Taylor became Section 151 officer of East Hertfordshire Council last year and before that was director of finance, services for the London Borough of Ealing. She trained at Hammersmith[…]
The Co-operative Group said this week that it had no comment as yet for local authorities on developments that see the Co-operative Bank being taken into 70% ownership by investors[…]
Budget means stark choices for Wales Welsh councils saw cuts ranging from 1.2% (for Newport) and 4.6% for Ceredigion, Denbighshire and Powys in the Welsh budget Wednesday. Before the budget[…]
A report has called on the government to make local taxation more available to councils. Clearing the Hurdles, sponsored by South East Councils and written by think tank Localis, said[…]
Hillier confirmed as keynote speaker for LATIF/FDs’ Summit: Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for Room151’s combined Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum (LATIF) and FDs Summit. The… dlvr.it/ST70F7 pic.twitter.com/hxV676Iley
Councils’ funding at risk due to ‘undercounting’ in census data: Population estimates in London and Manchester may have been significantly underestimated in the 2021 census potentially threatening government funding for frontline services in these… dlvr.it/ST707J pic.twitter.com/VncIyaXa01
Gove at LGA: councils to receive two-year financial settlement: Michael Gove has announced that councils will receive a two-year financial settlement from next year to provide authorities with “financial certainty” and allow them to plan ahead. The… dlvr.it/ST0kSV pic.twitter.com/wxL3UM4sGO
LGPS valuations: the digital journey: Rob Bilton explains how technology is helping to deliver one of the most complex data exercises in the world of public sector pensions. The 2022 valuations for LGPS funds in[...] dlvr.it/ST0kMq pic.twitter.com/VxjSPC2Uvo
Conrad Hall: ‘more sophisticated’ regulation needed for local government: The chair of the CIPFA/LASAAC Code Board has questioned the sophistication of financial regulation in local government and the continuing focus of the Department for Levelling Up,… dlvr.it/SSnPBV pic.twitter.com/G5d7JCWF8c
Slough Council approves plans to restructure finance department: Slough Borough Council has approved plans to restructure its finance department to enhance capacity and capability and to address a “significant weakness” in the function. The local… dlvr.it/SSf8DG pic.twitter.com/l5lmyHmkBg