Local government funding and financial management.
This Department of Health consultation describes options for the allocation of additional funding to councils for new functions arising from the Health and Social Care Bill.
This briefing summarises and makes initial comments on the technical papers published by CLG on the proposals for business rate retention.
The Treasury Select Committee has published a damning report on the private finance initiative. It aims to inform the current Treasury PFI review and could be significant for councils if the Treasury is influenced by its analysis and recommendations.
The government has published its consultation proposals for localising council tax support. The reforms are potentially very significant for all councils and their residents. Councils should respond fully to this consultation.
Current Government consultations to localise funding will affect every council and its relationships with residents and businesses – as set out in both the proposals for localisation of business rates and the local support schemes to replace council tax benefit. A more unexpected aspect is how strongly these “localising” proposals encourage authorities to pool together,…
The Local Government Resource Review aims to incentivise councils to encourage local economic growth.
We are waiting for the local government resource review report which is expected this week, possibly today.
The CLG Select Committee have published their report Audit and Inspection of local authorities which is summarised and commented on in this briefing.
This report summarises and comments on the Dilnot report, focusing on measures of particular interest to councils.
This briefing outlines new guidance to government departments on the funding of new burdens - this issue is of critical interest for local government.
