Briefings and responses

For local government to maximise its potential and to protect local services from further cuts, it must be made financially sustainable and truly independent.

We are calling for the Government to address the overall funding gap of £5.8 billion facing local government by the end of the decade, and to provide an additional £1.3 billion required to stabilise the adult social care provider market.

We welcome the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) policy statement, setting out final rules for their implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).

The LGA has responded to the Government’s further consultation on proposals for the reformed business rates retention system.

General points:

The LGA is of the opinion that the arrangements introduced in 2002 (Treasury Management code) and 2004 (Prudential Code) have worked well and provide a good governance framework to be followed by local authorities. We are therefore of the strong opinion that the present review should not fundamentally alter these arrangements. General points

Read our Spring Budget on-the-day briefing

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

Key briefing and summary points for local government on the Local Government Finance Bill.

The briefing covers the consultation on the local government finance settlement for 2017/18 and indicative settlements for 2018/19 and 2019/20.