Room 151

3 days ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

After a much-anticipated wait, the government has released its Pension Schemes Bill. What does it have in store for the LGPS? Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe As legislation goes, today’s much-anticipated Pension Schemes Bill bears some resemblance to Donald Trump's “big beautiful megabill”. In both cases, policymakers aimed to tackle

3 days ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

In a wide-ranging interview, Rob Powell discusses the key challenges and opportunities facing local government – from the ‘flawed’ SEND statutory override to the advantages of fiscal devolution – and why it is a good year to be Society of County Treasurers president. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.

4 days ago | room151.co.uk | Mona Dohle

A decision not to prioritise pool mergers has been a key reason why the Treasury has rejected Brunel’s business plan, Room151  can reveal. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe In April, two LGPS pools and 21 LGPS funds were confronted with the news that their business plans had not met the government’s expectations

5 days ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

The government is “open to discussions about the flexible use of capital receipts and borrowing to support” local government reorganisation (LGR). Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site. Subscribe In a summary of feedback provided to the 21 areas in England invited to submit proposals for LGR on their interim plans, local government

1 week ago | room151.co.uk | Jason Holland

Equal pay claims are a “significant risk” to Southampton City Council as the authority has faced an “immediate priority to avoid a section 114 notice” over the past year, according to a Local Government Association (LGA) corporate peer challenge report. Please subscribe or upgrade your membership. To continue reading this article please sign in below or subscribe to our site.