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The Government’s new General Power of Competence for local authorities will only work successfully if councils are given clear legal freedom according to this new report.
This new report suggests setting a longer time horizon for the closure of the Local Government Pension Schemes’ (LGPS) historic deficit, which would in turn enable councils to use the money to protect front-line services.
Government plans to offer council tax incentives for house building have been welcomed by the NLGN.
Mr Parker joins NLGN from the Institute for Government and will take up his post in September.
This report argues that new funding strategies will be needed to save some of the £12billion of building projects under threat from Government spending reductions.
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Scanning Financial Horizons for Local GovernmentAug 24Nick Hope, eGov monitor
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has just completed a major project that forecasts the overall decline in local authority income, highlights the vulnerability of different service areas to cuts and considers how the impact of funding reductions on services can be managed and minimised.
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| Aug 22 | UK pension funds come to the rescue The Financial Times |
| Aug 16 | LGPS deficit funds should pay for services, says think-tank Public Finance |
| Aug 10 | The future pattern for children’s services The MJ |
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Public sector pensions are firmly on the Coalition Government’s radar as a source of savings over the coming parliament. Tom Symons, Senior Researcher, NLGN
The Big Society will provide a wider and more challenging role to local government. Cllr Merrick Cockell, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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