Capital idea: Putting asset sales into a local context
A recent report shone a light on the use of capital receipts by a small number of councils to fund redundancies. Rob Whiteman says that the issue is more complicated[…]
Blogs
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Wake up and smell the coffee: IFRS 16 is a major change
Councils who think they won’t be subject to new accounting rules on leases are in for a rude awakening, says David Green. One of the first things anyone analysing financial[…]
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What does the 2019 Spending Review mean for councils?
The Spending Review is unlikely to provide an end to austerity for councils, so the government must make its plans for local government clear, says Chris McNulty. Ever since Theresa[…]
How Manchester City Council used its procurement spending to build local wealth
A new approach to buying goods and services by Manchester City Council has led to the creation of jobs and wealth within the city, says Matthew Todd. New findings from[…]
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Moving forward: Good governance in the LGPS
The Scheme Advisory Board (England & Wales) (SAB) has launched a review of LGPS governance in relation to administrating authorities and their pension funds. Jeff Houston explains the proposed changes.[…]
A busy and unpromising timetable for local authority finances
Richard Harbord looks at the large amount of central government measures affecting councils due over the next 13 months. Time is running out, the current uncertainty damaging, and the prospects[…]
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Getting to grips with governance
Poor governance can make the difference between local authorities coping and not coping. Aileen Murphie explores what national government should be doing to help section 151 officers carry out their[…]
Learning curve: making LGPS pooling easier
Draft guidance from government on the pooling of LGPS assets is welcome, but might not stop all tension between member funds, says Peter Smith. January’s latest consultation on guidance for[…]
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Below par: public sector audit in crisis
Have downward cost pressures hit the quality of local government auditing? Mike Allen looks for clues in a recent report by the National Audit Office. The public sector auditing landscape[…]
Pool cue: New guidance set to change LGPS landscape
Draft statutory guidance for pooling within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could see funds testing the limits of their responsibilities in the courts, says Nick Vickers Whilst it may[…]
