Derby

07/26 134 councils to become 38 unitaries: latest LGR decisions announced

06/26 Derby reports £4m underspend as it reaches savings target

11/25 New IT system ‘foundation’ for transformation in East Midlands

11/25 LGPS Central backs redevelopment of Warwick Hospital entrance

11/25 Spending controls limit budget gap at Derby

10/25 Two-unitary LGR proposal in Derbyshire ‘would save £167m in first six years’

10/25 Derby spending up £101m in ten years

07/25 Derby reports Q1 underspend for first time in recent years

07/25 Derby takes on £61m of long-term borrowing in 2024/25

07/25 Derby decreases reliance on reserves and achieves savings target

06/25 The 151er podcast episode 2 – the HRA under pressure

06/25 Spending Review: Reeves sets out long-term rent policy and £39bn housing capital injection

05/25 Local elections complicate Brunel’s pool merger talks

04/25 Could LGR trigger the great district spending spree?

03/25 S114 notices will be handed out like ‘confetti’ as legislation is failing councils

02/25 Exclusive: West Yorkshire Pension Fund doubles investment in inter-authority lending market amid liquidity squeeze

12/24 Provisional finance settlement: ‘big winners and big losers’

12/24 Derby efficiency review helps alleviate ‘very challenging’ financial position

11/24 Finance policy statement: deprivation funding focus sparks ‘anxiety’ for some

11/24 Thurrock and APSE: a dispute like no other that has broad financial and best value implications

10/24 LGPS Central commits £40m to affordable housing strategy

09/24 LGPS Central reports 13% increase of pooled assets

06/24 Audit backlog hindering publication of 2023/24 accounts

04/24 LGPS Central confirms investment in UK hospitals

04/24 ‘Both front benches’ see need to dismantle funding formula and ‘start from scratch’

03/24 Inter-authority lending market: invest now ‘to make hay while the sun shines’

01/24 West Yorkshire Pension Fund injects cash into inter-authority lending market

01/24 LGPS Central appoints new private and public market leads

01/24 Local authority treasurers and s151s to meet in March for LATIF North in York

11/23 No ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to local government’s financial difficulties, says new minister

11/23 One in ten Society of County Treasurers member councils in danger of not balancing their budget this year amid £600m overspend

09/23 Derbyshire considers freezing non-essential spending

08/23 Unite strikes at 23 local authorities amid ‘dramatically increasing tensions’

08/23 ‘Something needs to happen’ for local authorities to remain sustainable, says Derby council chief

07/23 Derby and Derbyshire councils agree £93.5m settlement to avoid lengthy court battle

07/23 Lee Rowley to speak at Room151’s LATIF/FDs’ Summit

04/23 Current funding systems ‘aren’t fit for purpose’ says Oadby and Wigston as it welcomes government intervention

03/23 Tracy Bingham: from Oadby to South Derbyshire

02/23 Increased regulation required for ‘exempt’ housing

12/22 Rowley: committed to ‘empower’ East Midlands through devolution

11/22 DLUHC: the right team at the right time?

11/22 East Midlands councils face £181m funding gap

10/22 DLUHC ministerial team announced

10/22 Clarke: investment zone funding is ‘new money’

09/22 CCN: government should ‘turbocharge’ devolution

09/22 DLUHC: the departmental in-tray

09/22 Clarke appoints new DLUHC ministers

08/22 Government proposes £1.14bn devolution deal for East Midlands

06/22 Government welcomes devolution bid by four Midlands councils

05/22 Rachel Brothwood: ‘pooling has given us scale, depth, breadth and knowledge’

03/22 LGPS funds seeking to divest from Russia

02/20 Bellwin scheme activated following Storm Dennis

12/19 Court rejects NHS trusts’ claim for millions in business rates relief

11/19 Flood-hit councils get Bellwin cash

07/19 Councils vow to fight £2.35bn business rates court challenge

05/19 Councillors ignore officer warning over £1.4m cost of scrapping development plan

03/19 Five managers appointed to run £1bn WMPF assets

03/19 LGPS Central appoints managers for bond fund

03/19 Derbyshire Dales’ “significant challenge” on new waste and recycling contract

02/19 Hearthstone Residential 1 achieves final closing

11/18 Burns set to lose finance director job

11/18 50 authorities miss accounts deadline, says PSAA report

09/18 Warwick-Thompson to leave LGPS Central pool

08/18 LGPS Central signs transparency code

04/18 Five LGPS funds invest £100m in the private rented sector

02/18 News Roundup: PFI investor compensation ‘subject to review’, LGPS funds make acquisition, council tax take

01/18 LGPS Pools Roundup: Access operator, BTC Interim CIO, Central recruits four, London CIV loses CIO

01/18 News Roundup: Services maintained after Carillion collapse, Brunel appointment, Unite ballot, LGPS admin dealdeal

10/17 Robin Hood agrees cheap energy deals with Doncaster and Islington

07/17 Councils seek new rules on spending Right to Buy receipts

06/17 News round-up: Government loses High Court LGPS battle, Race for Capita Assets Services, LGPS Central and fracking clash

04/17 News round-up: Norfolk’s LGPS tender, DIY waster charges, solar panels for schools, stadium deal for Leeds

04/17 Treasury management strategies now available from Room151

03/17 News round-up: Merseyside’s Canary Wharf loan, council borrowing soars, freedom for social care fund