Briefings and responses

On behalf of its membership, the cross-party LGA regularly submits to Government consultations, briefs parliamentarians and responds to a wide range of parliamentary inquiries. Our recent responses to government consultations and parliamentary briefings can be found here.

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Debate on the Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2018/19 - House of Commons Wednesday 7 February 2018

The final settlement includes an additional £190 million for local government, when compared to the indicative 2018/19 settlement announced this time last year.

Debate on the future availability of resources for the provision of district council services in two-tier areas, House of Lords, Thursday 19 October 2017

By 2019/20, more than half of all English councils, including three quarters of district councils, will no longer receive the revenue support grant.

Debate on the Local Government Finance Settlement 2017/18 | House of Commons, Wednesday 22 February 2017

It is hugely disappointing that this settlement has confirmed that government will not provide any new funding for councils in 2017/18

Debate on the Local Government Finance Settlement 2024/25, House of Commons, 7 February 2024

The LGA is calling for the Government to ensure that all councils have sufficient funding to deliver their 2023/24 budgets, set balanced budgets for 2024/25 and develop medium-term financial strategies that are not characterised by substantial funding gaps.

Debate on the review of the business rates system, House of Commons, 13 June 2018

Alongside Council Tax, business rates represent the largest source of income for councils. In 2018/19 business rates are forecast to raise a total of £24.8 billion, of which about £12 billion is expected to be retained by councils under the current 50 per cent scheme.

Digitalising Business Rates - connecting business rates and tax data, September 2022

This response has been agreed by the LGA Resources Board.

Emergency consultation on temporary changes to the accounting code 2021/22 and 2022/23

Emergency proposals for the update of the 2021/22 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom: Exceptional consultation on time-limited changes to the Code to help alleviate current delays to the publication of audited financial statements

Enterprise Bill

We want to work closely with Government on proposals on the Primary Authority Scheme, apprenticeships, non-domestic rates and plans for a public sector exit payment cap.

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Final Local Government Finance Settlement House of Commons, 10 February 2021

The Local Government Finance Settlement has provided extra money to meet COVID-19 costs, new funding for adult and children’s social care and for councils with responsibility for services such as homelessness, planning, recycling and refuse collection, which will help meet cost and demand pressures next year.

Final Local Government Finance Settlement 2022/23, House of Commons, 9 February 2022

The LGA has long highlighted that council tax rises – particularly the adult social care precept – have never been the solution to the long-term pressures faced by councils, particularly in social care which is facing severe financial and capacity challenges. Increasing council tax raises different amounts of money in different parts of the country, unrelated to need.

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