News-in-Brief

West Surrey Shadow Authority councillors will make a formal request to government to change the official name of the authority from 'West Surrey Council'

Medway Council has projected a £26.7m overspend in 2026/27, a revenue monitoring report showed. The first round forecast outturn for 2026/27 showed a pressure

North Northamptonshire Council has called for a funding system that “reflects the reality” of dramatically increased demand for services, after a Q1 financial monitoring

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council has appointed Nemashe  Sivayogan as head of pension fund investment, treasury and capital finance.  In her new

Doncaster Council has projected a £6.2m overspend for the 2026/27 financial year as of month two, a financial monitoring report showed. This includes several

The Leeds-based pool has entered a new collaboration with single family home provider Leaf Living aimed at meeting demand for new homes in the

Border to Coast has expanded its alternatives team at it seeks to expand its in-house investment capabilities. The pool has appointed Jonathan Summersgill as

The government’s devolution proposals have the potential to drive regional growth by handing greater power to local leaders, according to CIPFA chief executive Owen

A “culture of weak financial management and governance” risks leaving Hillingdon Council dependent on government bailouts for years to come, according to a CIPFA

Rutland Council is predicting an overspend of £2.3m against budget for the first quarter of the year, fuelled by demand-led pressures and income volatility.

Rikin Tailor has been confirmed as the new strategic director, resources and section 151 officer at the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Tailor has

Inverclyde Council has partnered with TechnologyOne for a new cloud-based finance system upgrade to support more efficient and resilient services. TechnologyOne’s council financials and

Spelthorne Borough Council is set to sell off a flagship office building at a significant loss as part of efforts to shrink its debt

West Suffolk Council is set to receive a £8.7m loan from the National Wealth Fund to finance the creation of an Advanced Manufacturing and

An LGPS Central partner fund has invested £10m into the Resonance Housing Pathways Fund which has been launched to tackle homelessness. The £3.6bn Oxfordshire

Kent Pension Fund, one of seven funds who have recently joined the £120bn LGPS pool will in future host the pool’s joint committee secretariat

Medway Council has reported a £5.9m overspend on its finance and interest budget due to flawed interest rate assumptions and an administrative error. The

A former ACCESS partner fund has seen its global equity assets underperform, an annual 2025/26 report showed.  The £5.8bn West Sussex Pension Fund, which

The first results of a major spending review at Wandsworth Council have been considered as the authority looks to tackle significant budget pressures facing

Haringey Council is to launch a programme of actions aimed at “staying in control of its financial future”. The programme follows a series of

The government has been urged to rethink its High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) as councils “should not be expected to run a new

Warrington Council's proposed sale of £30m worth of shares it owns in a challenger bank has "fallen through" due to the macroeconomic environment, a

A Border to Coast partner fund has cut employer contribution rates amid an overall improvement of its funding levels. The £3.7bn Cumbria Pension Fund

Westmorland and Furness Council has reported a provisional treasury management underspend of £6.3m for 2025/26. An outturn report noted the impact of “relatively high”

New prime minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping has been described as “much needed” but the Local Government Association (LGA) said councils