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McMahon exclusive: Ending 'two tier premium' could free up …
2 days ago · In a week where the government launched its devolution white paper and the provisional finance settlement, the local government minister speaks exclusively to LGC. The government believes reorganisation of two-tier areas could free up “billions of pounds” in the long term, but it is prepared to ...
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Finance settlement: ‘Sizeable’ gap remains
Dec 18, 2024 · Councils will still face significant funding gaps next year, despite additional funding announced in the provisional local government finance settlement today, senior figures have warned. Overall councils will see a 3.5% real terms increase in core spending power, assuming they all make the maximum ...
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Special report: The new regeneration landscape | Local …
Dec 12, 2024 · A special report into how the new government’s agenda is affecting local authorities’ regeneration schemes and ambitions. Read the online version of the report here . Or view the PDF by clicking below. This project was sponsored by Pension Insurance Corporation. The topic and survey questions ...
Children's Wellbeing Bill: 'Significant step' but further urgency ...
Dec 18, 2024 · The government’s first “significant step forward” to reforming children’s social care was published yesterday. As Westminster wraps up for Christmas, the long-awaited Children’s Wellbeing Bill revealed a string of reforms such as family group decision-making, multi-agency protection teams and powers for the fine providers of children’s social care to “limit profits”.
LGPS reform: ‘We now know what the rules of the game are’
Dec 11, 2024 · Delivering on the chancellor’s ‘megafunds’ ambition will mean big change for the LGPS – and the timescales are causing concern "Through consolidation of the defined contribution market and local government pension schemes into megafunds, previous domestic and international experience suggests that we could unlock around £80bn for investment in private equity, including exciting growth ...
All roads lead back to local government funding
Jul 2, 2024 · Anthony Breach, associate director at Centre for Cities, told LGC the next government will have “multiple large problems”, including the outdated planning system and fragile local government finances.. He concluded that in some respects it is “almost easier to solve all of the problems than it is to solve one problem” because solving each will have a positive impact on the other.