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Reform UK's New 'Doge' Audit Team to Scrutinise Durham Council Spending

Nigel Farage · Kent

Reform UK's New 'Doge' Audit Team to Scrutinise Durham Council Spending

40% Left coverage: 20 sources

The new unit will visit and analyse local authorities See the Story

IFoA Comments on Pension Schemes Bill

United Kingdom · United Kingdom

IFoA Comments on Pension Schemes Bill

The issue of funding private pensions adequately, so that those who quit work can actually live comfortably is something of a Gordian Knot. For the last 2 decades wealthy people in the UK have acquired [...] The post IFoA Comments on Pension Schemes Bill appeared first on .See the Story

SCT president Rob Powell: solving the SEND deficit crisis and finding local government’s purpose

United Kingdom · United Kingdom

SCT president Rob Powell: solving the SEND deficit crisis and finding local government’s purpose

The statutory override on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) spending “should never have been introduced, and nothing like it should ever exist again”. The post SCT president Rob Powell: solving the SEND deficit crisis and finding local government’s purpose appeared first on Room151.Read Article

Exclusive: Almost Two in Five Councils ‘Worse Off’ Under Labour

Just 21% of council figures say their authority is better off as a result of Labour’s actions since entering government last July, according to LGC research. LGC’s latest Confidence Survey asked whether the government’s decisions have meant their council’s financial position is better or worse…The post Exclusive: Almost two in five councils ‘worse off’ under Labour appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).United Kingdom · United Kingdom See the Story

Treasury cites lack of merger plans in Brunel rejection

In April, two LGPS pools and 21 LGPS funds were confronted with the news that their business plans had not met the government’s expectationsUnited Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

David Janes: local authority investment in low carbon energy

In recent years, several UK local authorities have faced significant difficulties arising from ambitious, high-profile low-carbon energy programmes. These have included governance failings, andUnited Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

Borrowing could support LGR transition to ‘more efficient’ councils, McMahon says

The government is “open to discussions about the flexible use of capital receipts and borrowing to support” local government reorganisationEngland · England Read Article

Stephen Sheen: signing off the 2024/25 statement of accounts

One of the small benefits of the local audit crisis has been the greater focus on the unaudited statement of accounts and the responsibilityUnited Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

‘Significant’ equal pay risks remain at Southampton despite ‘stabilised’ finances

The report, which was considered by the authority’s Cabinet this week (27 May), stated that original forecasts of equal pay claims estimated at £52mSouthampton, United Kingdom · Southampton Read Article

Authorities face volatility as short-term debt becomes default option

According to the most recent rates published by the Debt Management Office (DMO), any long-term loan over 25 years now carries an interest rateUnited Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

Pensions Investment Review: government could force funds to join pools

The government could compel the Brunel and ACCESS funds to join a specific pool if they do not meet the March 2026 pooling deadlines,United Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

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