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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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LGA response to MHCLG consultation on Compulsory Purchase Process and Compensation Reforms

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consulted on a range of proposals aimed at implementing technical reforms to the compulsory purchase process to make it cheaper, quicker and fairer. The consultation ran from 19 December 2024 to 13 February 2025.

Consultation on Local Authority Funding Reform: objectives and principles

This response has been approved by the LGA Chair and Group Leaders, and Economy and Resources Board Lead Members.

LGA response: Invitation to comment on the 2025/26 Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting

There is a clear and widely accepted need to simplify local authority financial reporting. The complexity of local authority accounts has contributed significantly to the current crisis in local audit

MHCLG consultation on ending funding for LEP functions: LGA response

We believe that the funding for LEP functions should be integrated into a simplified, consolidated and long-term approach to growth funding.

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Creative Industries, House of Lords, 6 February 2025

Debate on the importance and programme of work to ensure the Creative Industries contribute to fulfilling the Government’s growth mission, with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country, House of Lords

Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities 2025/26

The LGA welcomes increased funding in the short-term, but we also urge the Government to set out a long-term sustainable funding plan for public health as part of the Spending Review.

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LGA submission to MHCLG’s Planning Reform Working Paper – Brownfield Passport: Making the most of urban land

This paper is the first in a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector.The paper invited views on further action the government could take through the planning system to support the development of brownfield land in urban areas.

Debate on the Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26, House of Commons, 5 February 2025

Extra money for councils next year, including compensation for employer National Insurance contributions increases, will help meet some of the cost and demand pressures they face but still falls short of what is desperately needed to cover them all.

Employment Rights Bill

The introduction of the Employment Rights Bill is a key area of interest for councils. With 1.4 million employees in the sector and more than half a million teachers, firefighters and other local authority related personnel, local government can be said to be the largest, most varied, workforce in the country.

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