A wide range of issues impact on operational local government finance. The LGA monitors policy developments to assess their effects on local government finance, responding to consultations and working with central government and other bodies to ensure the impacts of changes are understood and fully funded.
Introduction
We respond to consultations from central government departments, as well as bodies such as the Chartered Institute Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), on a variety of issues which affect local government finance.
- LGA response: Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom – short term England-only measures to aid the recovery of local authority reporting and audit
- LGA response: Local audit in England Code of Audit Practice. Draft Code Consultation
- LGA response: Consultation: addressing the local audit backlog in England
- LGA response : Consultation on changes to statutory guidance and regulations: Minimum Revenue Provision
- GA response : Non-investment Asset Valuation for Financial Reporting Purposes. Exposure Draft (February 2024)
- LGA response : Call for views on new local authority capital flexibilities
- LGA response : National Fraud Initiative – consultation on adult social care data matching (November 2023)
- LGA response: Invitation to comment on the 2024/25 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom, October 2023
- Consultation on the 2024/25 Code of Practice on Local Authority Financial Reporting in the United Kingdom (October 2023)
- LGA response : Public Sector Audit Appointments Consultation on the 2023/24 audit fee scale
- LGA response: Consultation on Local Government capital risk mitigation measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: capital risk metrics
- CIPFA survey on valuing infrastructure assets (June 2023)
- HM Treasury review of non-investment asset valuations (May 2023)
- LGA response DLUHC request for views on deadline draft unaudited accounts (February 2023)
- Response to DLUHC consultation on statutory override for infrastructure assets accounting (November 2022)
- Public Audit Forum consultation on Practice Note 10 2022: LGA response (September 2022)
- Cost pressures modelling 2022 – Technical Annex (July 2022)
- Survey response: Minimum Revenue Provision post-consultation proposal (July 2022)
- Urgent CIPFA consultation on temporary changes to the accounting code (Infrastructure assets) (June 2022)
- Emergency consultation on temporary changes to the accounting code 2021/22 and 2022/23 (March 2022)
- DLUHC consultation on changes to the capital framework: Minimum Revenue Provision (November 2021)
- CIPFA consultation on the Prudential Code for Capital Finance in local authorities (November 2021)
- Treasury Management in the Public Services Code of Practice and Cross-Sectoral Guidance Notes (November 2021)
- Local Audit Framework technical consultation: LGA response (September 2021)
- Local Audit Framework technical consultation (ARGA as local audit system leader)
- Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance. Consultation on the government’s proposals. LGA response (July 2021)
- Redmond Review response - Changes to the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015. LGA consultation response
- LGA submission: The Future of the New Homes Bonus: consultation
- The Future of the New Homes Bonus: consultation (closed)
- CIPFA Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice and Cross-Sectoral Guidance Notes. LGA consultation response.
- Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities: LGA Consultation Response
- Response to Public Sector Audit and Appointments (PSAA) Consultation on the 2021/22 audit fee scale: Opted-in local government and police bodies
- Response to Public Sector Audit and Appointments (PSAA) consultation on a proposed new system for fee variations, 1 December 2020
- Response to the report of the Independent Review of Local Authority Financial Reporting and External Audit in England (the “Redmond Review”), 9 November 2020
- HM Treasury Public Works Loans Board, future lending terms, response to the consultation from Local Government Association May 2020
- Public Works Loan Board: Future lending terms consultation
- PSAA's consultation on the audit fee scale for 2020/21
LGA response to the call for evidence by the Redmond Review
LGA response to the NAO consultation on the Code of Audit Practice (Stage Two)
National Audit Office, Local Audit in England Code of Audit Practice Consultation
Cipfa Financial Management Code consultation
HM Treasury - Breathing space scheme: consultation on a policy proposal
Response to the consultation on 2019/20 scale of audit fees
Consultation on CIPFA index of resilience for English councils
LGA submission - Financial resilience index consultation final
Briefing on revised investment guidance and MRP guidance
Updated statutory guidance on capital finance local government investments and minimum revenue provision published by MHCLG
DCLG consultation on proposed changes to the prudential framework of capital finance
Cipfa Prudential code consultation
Cipfa Treasury Management code consultation
Review of Treasury Management Code of Practice and Prudential Code for Capital Finance (CIPFA)
ONS Consultation on Sub National public sector finances
Sub regional public sector finances scoping study
LGA Submission (September 2017)
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2 (Financial Conduct Authority)
External Audit Work Programme and scale of fees 2017/18 (Public Sector Audit Appointments)
Local Infrastructure Rate (HM Treasury)
New Homes Bonus: Sharpening the Incentive Technical Consultation (DCLG)
