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  • 151 BRIEF

    What's New?

  • Slough welcomes commitment that Office for Local Government ‘will not be a burden’

    June 30, 2022

  • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities

    June 29, 2022

  • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets

    June 28, 2022

  • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’

    June 27, 2022

  • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’

    June 27, 2022

  • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council

    June 23, 2022

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  • LGPS
  • Development
  • 151 News
  • Blogs
    • David Green
    • Agent 151
    • Dan Bates
    • Richard Harbord
    • Stephen Sheen
    • James Bevan
    • Steve Bishop
    • Cllr John Clancy
    • David Crum
    • Graham Liddell
    • Ian O’Donnell
    • Jackie Shute
  • Interviews
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Richard Harbord

  • Richard Harbord: Cannock Chase reveals the risks in business rates appeals 0
    • in Blogs · Funding · Richard Harbord
    • — 17 Feb, 2020

    Richard Harbord: Cannock Chase reveals the risks in business rates appeals

    Amazon’s victory in a business rates appeal means one Staffordshire council will have to dip into reserves. Richard Harbord discusses the trouble with appeals. The headlines about Cannock Chase District[…]

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    Christmas and New Year Message 0
    • in 151 News · Richard Harbord · Treasury
    • — 18 Dec, 2019

    Christmas and New Year Message

    By definition Christmas messages should be about a new start, they should be joyous and full of hope for what the next year may bring. Regrettably it is difficult to[…]

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  • Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority 0
    • in Blogs · Jobs · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 2 Sep, 2019

    Choppy waters: How to be an s151 at a troubled authority

    Northamptonshire County Council recently announced the appointment of its fourth finance director in two years. Richard Harbord looks at the challenges of taking over financial leadership at an authority in[…]

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    Central reservation: Why Brexit paralysis in Whitehall is ruining councils’ financial planning 0
    • in Blogs · Richard Harbord
    • — 17 Jun, 2019

    Central reservation: Why Brexit paralysis in Whitehall is ruining councils’ financial planning

    With Brexit steering the Treasury’s aim for a three-year Spending Review off the road, Whitehall’s strong grip on council finance leaves authorities impotent, writes Richard Harbord. For my birthday this[…]

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  • A busy and unpromising timetable for local authority finances 0
    • in Blogs · Funding · Richard Harbord
    • — 18 Feb, 2019

    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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    Why ministers are deaf to local government warnings on finance 0
    • in Blogs · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 24 Sep, 2018

    Why ministers are deaf to local government warnings on finance

    Realpolitik means the local government sector shouldn’t hold its breath waiting for central government to help it out of its financial predicament, says  Richard Harbord. Life is very unfair! The[…]

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  • Is this the end of outsourcing? 0
    • in Blogs · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 25 Jul, 2018

    Is this the end of outsourcing?

    There won’t be many still working in local government who will remember the beginnings of outsourcing in 1980. It was one of the first moves of the new Thatcher government[…]

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    Richard Harbord: Commercialisation ushers in significant governance challenges 0
    • in Blogs · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 6 Jun, 2018

    Richard Harbord: Commercialisation ushers in significant governance challenges

    Governance is about the way in which various parts of government organisations work together in a seamless way. Good governance ensures they work together to ensure that the best possible[…]

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  • Richard Harbord: A resounding status quo for policy after local elections 0
    • in 151 News · Resources · Richard Harbord
    • — 8 May, 2018

    Richard Harbord: A resounding status quo for policy after local elections

    Despite all the hype, the major political parties were satisfied with elections that did little to change the status quo. It also means little likelihood of policy change, writes Richard[…]

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    Richard Harbord: A spring statement with little to offer local government 0
    • in Blogs · Funding · Richard Harbord
    • — 14 Mar, 2018

    Richard Harbord: A spring statement with little to offer local government

    The chancellor Philip Hammond attempted to put some optimism in his latest statement but, says Richard Harbord, there was little to lift the gloom for council finances. This was Philip[…]

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  • 151 BRIEFS – WHAT’s NEW?

    • Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities
    • Soaring inflation and pay pressures to add £3.6bn to council budgets
    • Underfunded social care reforms could ‘exacerbate workforce pressures’
    • Nottingham City Council leader labels proposed intervention as ‘disappointing’
    • Government preparing to intervene in Nottingham City Council
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