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Introduction

The CLG Local Government Finance Directorate is responsible for maintaining and developing a framework for local government finance which meets Treasury macroeconomic and fiscal policy requirements, and supports local engagement and flexibility, and the delivery of shared government objectives. It is also responsible for advising Ministers on all aspects of local government finance policy and legislation.

This site contains information useful for local government finance officers but will also be of interest to members of the public, businesses and researchers/analysts.

LGF website comments should be sent to lgfweb@communities.gsi.gov.uk
LGF information requests should be sent to lgf@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Index

The main topic areas covered by this site are :-

• Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003

• Balance of Funding

• Bellwin Scheme
  Emergency financial assistance to local authorities established under section 155 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989

• Business Rates

• Capital Finance

• Council Tax
  • Council Tax Capping

• General Power for Best Value Authorities to Charge for Discretionary Services ( Adobe Acrobat 170kb)
  Guidance on the Power in the Local Goverment Act 2003

• Local Authority Business Growth Incentives

• Lyons Inquiry

• Pay and Employment Issues

• Pensions

• Public Private Partnerships/Private Finance Initiative

• Research

• Revenue Support Grant Settlement

• Statistics

• Valuation Tribunal Service

• Whole of Government Accounts

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Glossary of Terms

• Glossary of Terms and Acronyms used in Local Government Finance (Adobe Acrobat 40kb)
  This glossary is taken from the Local Government Finance Statistics England No. 15 2005 publication.

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What's New

• What's New

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Archived Material

• Strong and prosperous communities - The Local Government White Paper
  Published October 2006

• Consultation paper archive

• Local Government Act 2003
• Explanatory Notes to the Local Government Act 2003

• White Paper: Strong Local Leadership - Quality Public Services
  Part I of the white paper sets out proposals to reform council services and enhance local democracy and community leadership. Part II of the white paper sets out the Government's response to last year's Green Paper on modernising the local government finance system. It provides the important technical detail on all the Government's proposals for reforming local government finance.
  Published December 2001

• Modernising Local Government Finance: A Green Paper
  The green paper takes a fundamental look at how the finance system can work better for local communities.Greater flexibility for councils to borrow, fairer and more transparent education funding and new opportunities for business to invest in local communities are among the options set out in it.
  Published September 2000
• An Analysis of the Responses to the Modernising Local Government Finance: A Green Paper
  This gives a brief factual summary of responses to the issues on which we invited views.

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Contact Us

Any comments regarding the Local Government Finance website should be sent to:

Karen Sussex
Formula Grant Distribution Division
Zone 5/J2
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London
SW1E 5DU
Email address: lgfweb@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Any requests for further information relating to the work of the Local Government Finance Directorate should be sent to lgf@communities.gsi.gov.uk

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Updated 13 March 2008

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