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    May 17, 2022

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    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · Funding
    • — 10 Dec, 2020

    Chris Buss: A 151’s lessons from 2020 and hopes for the New Year

    Chris Buss on the lessons for section 151 officers have learned in 2020 and what they might hope in the New Year. “So, this is Christmas and what have you[…]

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    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · Funding
    • — 13 Aug, 2020

    Chris Buss: Summertime and the living ‘was’ easy

    More than ever councils need an early settlement as well as certainty over the support they can expect from Whitehall over pandemic costs, writes Chris Buss.

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  • And here is the LGPS news: It’s better than you read in the press 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · LGPS
    • — 26 Feb, 2020

    And here is the LGPS news: It’s better than you read in the press

    Some elements of the press have painted a bleak picture of pension schemes at London boroughs. Chris Buss argues that the funds are in “good hands”. One of the periodic[…]

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    Look to the future now it’s only just begun. 0
    • in 151 News · Blogs · Chris Buss · Funding · Treasury
    • — 18 Dec, 2019

    Look to the future now it’s only just begun.

    Now that the dust has settled after the General Election and we have at least some prospect of a “strong and stable” government, what can local government wish for in[…]

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  • Spending Review: Rainy day funds still needed despite generous settlement 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss
    • — 11 Sep, 2019

    Spending Review: Rainy day funds still needed despite generous settlement

    Councils need to maintain healthy reserves despite increased funding for councils through last week’s Spending Review, says Chris Buss. One of the advantages of not being a serving section 151[…]

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    Known unknowns: questions the Fair Funding Review still needs to answer 0
    • in Chris Buss · Funding
    • — 4 Mar, 2019

    Known unknowns: questions the Fair Funding Review still needs to answer

    The government’s consultation document on reforms to local government funding left more questions than answers, says Chris Buss. Back in December the Government issued its consultation document on local government[…]

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  • Sometimes the old ones are the best 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · Development
    • — 18 Dec, 2018

    Sometimes the old ones are the best

    Chris Buss suggests four ways to stimulate the building of council housing. Earlier in the year the government issued a Green Paper on social housing; since then the world has[…]

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    Whatever happened to…the UK Municipal Bonds Agency? 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · Treasury
    • — 17 Oct, 2018

    Whatever happened to…the UK Municipal Bonds Agency?

    Initially, Chris Buss wasn’t the biggest fan of the UK Municipal Bonds Agency. But changed circumstances mean he now thinks it is a win-win for local government I have, as[…]

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  • Chris Buss: CIPFA’s resilience index and the potential for unintended consequences 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · Funding · Resources
    • — 29 Aug, 2018

    Chris Buss: CIPFA’s resilience index and the potential for unintended consequences

    CIPFA’s consultation on a new index ranking the financial resilience of English councils has just closed. Chris Buss argues the proposals as they stand could have unforeseen consequences. When working[…]

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    Chris Buss: LGPS pooling still needs reform 0
    • in Blogs · Chris Buss · LGPS
    • — 26 Jun, 2018

    Chris Buss: LGPS pooling still needs reform

    Pooling is well under way but there remains outstanding issues for some. Chris Buss argues funds should be allowed to shop around pools to find the best investment products. When[…]

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