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Government launches adult social care commission
5 days ago · Sarah Woolnough, chief executive at The King’s Fund said this commission could "offer a real opportunity to break the cycle of failure to reform social care" but she believes the first phase should focus on "funding and on measures the government could quickly get on with implementing, such as work to improve the use of data and technology in the social care sector, better integration with ...
McMahon exclusive: Ending 'two tier premium' could free up …
Dec 24, 2024 · 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 ...
It’s hard to get excited about this social care reform
2 days ago · Social care reform was the gaping hole in the government’s frenetic approach to new policy launches last year. For months ministers gave hardly any detail about how the government intends to resolve one of the thorniest and arguably most pressing issues it is faced with. So when 2025 kicked off ...
Climate change: Adapting to a warmer world
Dec 4, 2024 · For such reasons, Mr Forsyth argues that “climate risk should be a consideration across every different function and department”. While many adaptation measures will involve additional costs, he points out that the cost of inaction can also be substantial – ranging from infrastructure damage and higher insurance premiums to more intangible effects, such as on reputation or residents ...
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 ...
New government should tread carefully on LGPS reforms
Jul 24, 2024 · The previous government set an increasing number of UK investment goals for the LGPS: investing 5% in levelling up, investing 10% in private equity, investing more in UK equities and even investing in children’s homes.
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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 ...