In our Monday discussion group, we talked about what’s been worrying you lately. The main concern was about subsidies. It’s really important now, especially with the tight budget at the council. It seems like the finance team might not fully understand how much subsidies are affected by things they can’t control. This could be anything…
Month: January 2024
15/1/24 Discussion Group – It never happened here… or did it? Lessons to be learned from the Post Office Scandal
This week, we talked about the recent scandal involving the Post Office. We focused on what we can learn from it, especially about making sure our computer systems are strong and accurate. We also discussed private prosecutions, which are familiar to local authorities in their roles as regulators, inspectors, and fraud teams. We remembered the…
Monday Discussion Group 8/1/24 — Money, money, money
We returned this week with a great discussion where we looked at the recent Resolution Foundation briefing note for the Health Foundation that looks at pressures on family pay, prices, and properties and the corresponding burdens on it brings to local authority budgets. There is a cyclic pressure of more hard-pressed families turning to equally…
Jan 1 2024 Revenues and Benefits Update Pack
Happy New Year. I wanted to drop you a quick message during our holiday break. I’ve prepared a pack with the latest updates on revenues and benefits, covering what’s been happening with council finances and recent developments from the last couple of weeks. There’s some positive news about the funding settlement, although it still doesn’t…