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Preparing and Maintaining a Funding Strategy Statement in the LGPS (2016 Edition)

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In this revised guidance, CIPFA has sought to reflect changes to the context in which the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) operates. Changes have been made following the introduction of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and looking forward to the 2016 valuation.

Delivering Good Governance: Guidance Notes for Policing Bodies in England and Wales (2016 Edition)

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These guidance notes are intended to assist police and crime commissioners (PCCs), chief constables (CCs) and associated organisations and systems – strategic alliances and other collaboration arrangements, partnerships and other vehicles established by PCCs – in reviewing the effectiveness of their own governance arrangements by reference to best practice and using self-assessment.

Accounting for Local Government Pension Scheme Management Expenses (2016 Edition)

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The cost of administering the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has come under increasingly intense scrutiny in recent years, culminating in the DCLG Call for Evidence on the future structure of the LGPS. The purpose of this publication is to update the 2014 guidance in the light of practitioners’ experiences to date, and to provide additional practical guidance on some of the more complex areas.

Balancing Local Authority Budgets

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A key publication for budget holders or anyone responsible for financial planning, this title reviews the current financial challenges faced by local authorities in balancing their budgets. It considers what an authority’s response may be, including the operational implementation of a spending freeze or the more serious issuing of a Section 114 report.

Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework (2016 Edition)

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It is crucial that leaders and chief executives keep their governance arrangements up to date and relevant. To assist them, the Framework defines the principles that should underpin the governance of each local government organisation. It provides a structure to help individual authorities with their approach to governance.