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  • 151 BRIEF

    What's New?

  • 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

  • Low earners at Surrey County Council receive 7.85% pay increase

    June 23, 2022

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  • 151 News
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    • 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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    • in Audit · Blogs · Funding · Resources · Treasury
    • — 18 Feb, 2022

    Stewardship of public funds: the way forward

    Weakened financial governance combined with the growing complexity of finance-raising schemes have produced huge challenges in local government. Grant Thornton’s Paul Dossett says that investing in finance leaders – both[…]

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    • in Blogs · Development · Funding · Infrastructure · Levelling up · Resources · Treasury
    • — 14 Feb, 2022

    The s151: a prefect in a post-pandemic world

    Tony Travers discusses how the prefectorial role of the section 151 officer has become more significant as austerity has hit council budgets. He suggests that the s151 will become ever-more[…]

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    • in Blogs · Resources
    • — 2 Feb, 2022

    What lies ahead for UK markets?

    Partner Content: Eoin Murray from Federated Hermes looks at the prospects for inflation, interest rates and the transition, orderly or disorderly, to net zero. In the world of sustainable investment, we[…]

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    • in Funding · Interviews · Levelling up · Resources
    • — 31 Jan, 2022

    ‘Funding cuts have changed the scale, shape and scope of local government’

    Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, talks to Mike Thatcher about the impact of local government funding cuts and how best to reform the finance system.[…]

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    • in Blogs · Development · Funding · Levelling up · LGPS · Resources · Treasury
    • — 27 Jan, 2022

    Mike Thatcher: constructing a new role for local government

    In his first monthly viewpoint, Room151’s new editorial director reflects on what has changed and what remains the same for local government finance over an eventful seven years. Having spent[…]

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Resources
    • — 5 Jan, 2022

    Richard Harbord: a lack of New Year resolution

    Uncertainty remains across the public sector, and is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. Those responsible for local government finance can expect another frustrating and testing year ahead. New[…]

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Resources
    • — 8 Nov, 2021

    Room151’s 10th Anniversary: A decade has seen systemic change to funding while core values are more important than ever

    Andrew Hardingham marks the 10th anniversary of Room151 by looking back at a decade of local government finance. Firstly, a statement of the obvious: Every local authority section 151 officer[…]

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Resources
    • — 28 Oct, 2021

    Room151 launches Audit Committee Masterclass

    “There’s never been a time when it’s been more important to be clear about governance and about the risks that our local authorities face.” So says Richard Harbord, former local[…]

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    • in Blogs · Funding · Resources · Treasury
    • — 28 Oct, 2021

    Councils & carbon: COP26 an opportunity to confront climate change at a local level

    As COP26 looms how have councils acted to tackle climate change and what do they need from the latest climate change summit? Mark Davies In the Netherlands by 1860 the[…]

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    • in Resources
    • — 26 Oct, 2021

    What has been happening to the outlook for UK bank rate?

    Sponsored article: Paul Mueller explores the possibility of a hike in the bank rate Market pricing* for the UK bank rate had, until recently, been relatively quiet for some time[…]

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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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