Articles by Mark Conrad
Pension consultants ramp up opposition to pooling reforms
By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023
Council pension consultants have intensified opposition to Whitehall’s plan for a single model fo...
Ministers turn down Tandridge capitalisation bid
By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023
Ministers have refused requests for a capitalisation direction at Tandridge DC as they said effor...
Unite suspends strike
By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023
The trade union Unite has suspended a planned three-day strike across education and local governm...
Peers approve levelling up Bill
By Mark Conrad | 22 September 2023
Peers have approved the amended Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill – leaving ministers seeking a ...
Gove announces five-year Brum intervention
By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023
Communities secretary Michael Gove today announced a five-year Government intervention at Birming...
Little evaluation of mental health outcomes in police pilot, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 19 September 2023
Police failed to evaluate mental health outcomes after trialling a controversial new approach to ...
Cash injection for Kent as councils drag feet on National Transfer Scheme
By Mark Conrad | 18 September 2023
The Government has given Kent CC £10m for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) amid conce...
Brum braced for Government intervention
By Mark Conrad | 12 September 2023
Birmingham City Council is braced for a wide-ranging Government intervention to help rescue the a...
Union vows to oppose controversial crackdown
By Mark Conrad | 12 September 2023
Local government’s largest trade union has warned any attempt to impose a controversial crackdown...
Call for professional LGPS qualification
By Mark Conrad | 11 September 2023
Council pension schemes face a staff brain drain that could be tackled by a professional qualific...
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