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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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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

LGA response to consultation on Local audit reform: a strategy for overhauling the local audit system in England

It is widely recognised that local audit is in crisis, and this is acknowledged in the consultation and the strategy. The LGA has been pressing for a long time for a timetable to be set by which timely audits will be restored. There is an urgent need to restore confidence in the local audit arrangements, restore timely audits permanently, and improve financial reporting. Taxpayers and residents should demand and be entitled to full confidence in local authority accounts. But it is also clear that the causes of the crisis are complex – there is no easy explanation nor an easy solution.

Consultation on the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26

We welcome both the increase in Core Spending Power and those resources outside Core Spending Power.

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, Remaining Stages, House of Commons, 15 January 2025

The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill amends the non-domestic rating system in England to enable the introduction of new multipliers (i.e. tax rates). The Bill introduces powers to create new lower multipliers for qualifying retail, hospitality and leisure properties and higher multipliers for the high value properties. The Bill also removes the eligibility of private schools that are charities for charitable business rates relief.

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Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26: On-the-day factual briefing

This factual briefing covers the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025/26 which was announced on 18 December 2024.

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, Second Reading, House of Commons, 25 November 2024

The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill amends the non-domestic rating system in England to enable the introduction of new multipliers (i.e. tax rates).

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Autumn Budget 2024: LGA briefing

Our Autumn Budget 2024 briefing summarises the key announcements for councils and provides an initial LGA view

LGA response: Consultation on the 2024/25 audit fee scale

This response has been cleared by the lead members of the LGA’s Economy and Resources Board.

Briefing on the LGA’s Autumn Budget 2024 and Spending Review submission

This briefing is aimed at Parliamentarians who want a summary of our 2024 Autumn Budget and Spending Review submission.

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