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FINANCE
LGPS employers benefit from contribution rate drop
By Dan Peters | 27 May 2026
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) employers are benefiting from an easing in their contribution rates, with fresh analysis showing costs falling sharply between 2022 and 2025.
FINANCE
LGPS performing well, pension advisers say
By Neil Merrick | 07 April 2026
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is performing well and managing risk responsibly durin...
FINANCE
Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount
By William Eichler | 26 August 2025
Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – ...
FINANCE
Reeves reforms could lead to higher returns, Welsh pension funds say
By Emily Twinch | 11 December 2024
A collaboration of eight local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds in Wales has said making ce...
AUDIT
Woking's debt hits £2.1bn
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2024
Woking BC’s commissioners have revealed its ‘spiral of debt’ has reached £2.1bn and further inter...
FINANCE
Guildford to sell £50m of assets
By Mark Conrad | 29 April 2024
Guildford BC has approved the sale of £50m of assets over three years under plans to stabilise th...
WHITEHALL
Ministers to make more changes to debt rules
By Mark Conrad | 12 April 2024
Ministers are poised to impose immediate further changes to local government debt rules – includi...
FINANCE
There is no quick fix
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2024
The announcement of £2.5bn of ‘exceptional financial support’ for councils will fail to fix local...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Selling the family silver is a mistake
By Rob Whiteman | 06 March 2024
The Government is Incentivising councils to sell off publicly-owned assets, 'but these flexibilit...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Government's asset sale plan: Short-term fix or long-term disaster?
By Thomas Howard | 01 March 2024
Selling council assets may provide a quick fix of cash, but cuts off future revenue supplies and ...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Saving assets through community ownership
By Josh Westerling | 28 February 2024
Polling for Power to Change shows if councils are forced to sell their assets the public strongly...
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