Northants: one year on
As West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire unitary councils register their first full year in existence, James Smith looks at the progress made since the demise of the ill-fated county council.[…]
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As West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire unitary councils register their first full year in existence, James Smith looks at the progress made since the demise of the ill-fated county council.[…]
For the first time in the working lives of many people, the 2022 LGPS valuations will likely show funding surpluses. Fund actuary Robbie McInroy gives the inside track on options[…]
Graham Liddell wonders whether the crisis in local audit is being used as a smokescreen to avoid addressing issues with local authority accounting. In April 2017, the Commons Public Administration[…]
Richard Harbord is reassured that the chancellor has a plan, though a little concerned that Rishi Sunak didn’t have one before today’s Spring Statement and that he retains faith in[…]
Partner Content: CCLA Investment Management’s Robert Evans analyses the MPC’s increase in the Official Bank Rate to 0.75% and its warning that inflation could reach 8% in the second quarter[…]
Demand for greater housing means increased pressure on county councils to deliver the associated infrastructure, such as roads and schools. Now Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine are also[…]
The war in Ukraine has already had a huge economic impact – globalisation has reversed, market capitalism contracted, inflation has surged and higher interest rates are threatened. William Bourne warns[…]
Elizabeth Carey argues that, in the harsh light of the Russian invasion, some of the responsible investment assumptions of institutional investors about the defence sector look naïve and in need[…]
In his monthly viewpoint, Room151’s editorial director Mike Thatcher looks at the crisis in local audit and the importance of a system leader for the sector. On Thursday 3 March,[…]
Partner Content: CCLA Investment Management’s Robert Evans discusses how the Bank of England has struggled to convey its messaging on inflation and interest rates. This year is an important anniversary[…]
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