Simon Allsop

Managing Consultant, CIPFA. Committed to supporting public services. Proud to live in Derbyshire. Retweets are not endorsements. Views my own.

[Karl shaw @KMShaw75]

Please share with anyone who’d love one of our latest designs at @MrShaw75

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[Solace @Solace_UK]

Facing Local Government Reorganisation? Join our free webinar for practical insights from leaders who have been there. 23 June, 12:00 to 13:15.

Book now: https://t.co/qHFSOv1HKx

#LocalGov #LGR #Leadership

[David Ellis @davidellisfan]

MHCLG are consulting on Capital Risk Metrics - Powers that can be used to prevent excessive borrowing, risky investments and poor financial decisions in local government. Further details and a link to the consultation here: https://t.co/MWL8h9m38S

[Karl shaw @KMShaw75]

Another classic colourway 🙌🏼
Please share

[Solace @Solace_UK]

Navigating #LGR?
Join Solace and PSTAX on 9 June for a peer discussion on managing tax during reorganisation.
🔗 Book: https://t.co/CrTGqruelf
📧 Questions: [email protected]

[Simon Allsop @AllsopSimon]

Always available to have a chat on how we can help using our joint capabilities and experience of helping councils through reorganisation and change.

[Solace @Solace_UK]

Transforming council structures requires practical, sector-led support. @CIPFA & @Solace_UK offer joint expertise to help councils manage complexity and deliver with confidence.

https://t.co/tGyqSkTuxJ

#LocalGov #LGR #Leadership #PublicSector

[Simon Kaye @stkaye]

For the Chancellor to put fiscal devolution at the heart of her plans is a very big moment.

Just this morning I was writing about how important it would be to sustain momentum in the devolution policy space once the English Devo Bill becomes law.

This is a good start!

[Karl shaw @KMShaw75]

Quiz Night at Mr Shaw’s this Thursday. Two more teams/tables needed!

Message me to book

#thursdayquiz

[Solace @Solace_UK]

Announcing our new partnership with @CIPFA to help councils navigate Local Government Reorganisation, combining expertise to support confident, seamless transitions.

Discover how we can help drive success. > https://t.co/OrhanLxEjV

#LGR #LocalGov #PublicSector

[Simon Allsop @AllsopSimon]

@KMShaw75 I had that calendar Karl!

[Karl shaw @KMShaw75]

Quiz this Thursday 🚨book your table by messaging me 🙏🏼

[Ian Weightman @WeightmanPR]

Well this is some great recognition for Derby, today. Named one of the 14 'Best Places to Visit in the UK in 2026' by Time Out: "Right now the Midlands city is an exciting destination in its own right"…
https://t.co/rZpVv0IBPp
@VisitDerby @VisitEngland

[Mr Shaw 75 @MrShaw75]

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[Dan Peters @DanatTheMJ]

Wales' councils are facing a significant funding shortfall - https://t.co/2IecUZGdQV #localgov

[Jack Shaw @JackTShaw]

The Government has issued a statement on local government re-organisation in Surrey.

Both proposals met the criteria, but the Government has chosen two unitaries - East Surrey and West Surrey - rather than three. Government will re-pay £500 million of Woking's debt in 2026-27:

[Simon Allsop @AllsopSimon]

@MrShaw75 Love the velvet goldmine. Drank my ‘takeaway’ last week!

[Jack Shaw @JackTShaw]

The Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights today that should Referendum Principles be set higher and local authorities were to increase council tax by 1 per cent more than expected, it'd raised £500 million in 2029-30. Presumably a tad shy of that over the next three years.

[Jack Shaw @JackTShaw]

2. Given one in four London authorities are in receipt of it, what will the spatial dimension be in 2026-27?

3. Will more local authorities seek it for their the Housing Revenue Account? In what marks a precedent, Lambeth received it in 2025-26 for its HRA.

[Jack Shaw @JackTShaw]

The rate of Exceptional Financial Support fell in 2025-26 following a sustained increase. Three pertinent questions:

1. Will it continue to fall in 2026-27? If so, that'd be a significant achievement for the Government.

[Jack Shaw @JackTShaw]

That local authorities are using reserves at an unsustainable rate is well understood, but the specific dimensions of that aren't. For example, the Institute for Government's new Performance Tracker highlights that LAs are drawing on reserves consistently, in higher numbers: