The government’s social care announcements will fall short of solving the funding crisis for local government and might even make it worse, writes Adrian Jenkins. All now depends on the[…]
Much hope rests on the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow. But how does LGPS play a substantive role in achieving “net zero”. Elizabeth Carey writes how support for reporting[…]
The governance of treasury management is a multi-faceted process governed by multiples agencies in many documents. David Green examines the benefits of simplification. I’m sometimes asked how local authorities go[…]
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have written an open letter for financial institutions to use their capital to fuel an investment “Big Bang”. William Bourne argues LGPS could invest at[…]
Local authority audit is changing but, Stephen Sheen argues, 100% private sector provision is unlikely to be “viable” while the underlying problem is difficulty recruiting for “soul destroying” work. At[…]
It’s been the toughest time for councils: long years of austerity were followed by the pandemic and a year of delivering emergency funds and support for residents and businesses. But[…]
While stable doors are bolted to restrict future commercial investment, local authorities need to put the balance sheet at the core of their financial management writes Alison Ring. With restrictions[…]
David Chefneux writes the global recovery, market volatility, inflation trends and quantitative tightening will all be big issues in treasury risk management. With the holiday season in full swing (although[…]
Conrad Hall examines the case for councils to undertake their own audit procurement instead of sticking with Public Sector Audit Appointments. To PSAA or not to PSAA: That is, if[…]
In a recent report the think tank Localis wrote that council commercial activity has come to be viewed by many as “inherently risky”. Richard Harbord argues that councils have a[…]
