Richard Harbord: a retrospective on the settlement

Experienced chief executive and section 151 officer Richard Harbord reflects on the local government finance settlement and the impact on Barking and Dagenham’s budget setting process.

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Just after our own Council budget setting meeting at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham would seem like a very good time to

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