Policy

Local government spending

• From: Department for Communities and Local Government
• Applies to: England (see policy for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

What the government’s doing about local government spending.

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• Local government pension scheme: guidance on preparing and maintaining an investment strategy statement

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 12 July 2017

• Business rates boost for broadband

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 2 others
  • Updated: 4 July 2017

• Business rate retention and non-domestic rates 2016 to 2017

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 29 June 2017

• Business rates relief

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 22 June 2017

• 4/2017: Spring Budget update

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 June 2017

• Localising Council Tax support administration subsidy grant determination (2017 to 2018)

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 May 2017

• Business rates: help for businesses

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 1 others
  • Updated: 1 April 2017

• Core spending power: final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 27 March 2017

• 3/2017: confirmation of 2017 to 2018 multipliers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2017

• 2/2017: Spring Budget – support for business

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2017

• Discretionary business rates relief scheme

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2017

• Final local government finance settlement: England, 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2017

• The allocations of the additional funding for adult social care

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2017

• Reforming business rates appeals: draft regulations

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 8 March 2017

• Local government finance report 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 23 February 2017

• Final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018: equality statement

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 23 February 2017

• Provisional local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 23 February 2017

• Communities Secretary confirms funding certainty for councils

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 1 others
  • Updated: 22 February 2017

• Statement in debate on the Local Government Finance Settlement

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 22 February 2017

• Explanatory note on business rates pilots 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 February 2017

• Key information for pools: final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 February 2017

• Final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018: written statement

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Settlement funding assessment calculation model: local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Settlement funding assessment calculation model: business rates pilots 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Key information for local authorities: final local government finance settlement 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Council Tax referendum principles report 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Council Tax alternative notional amounts report 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• New Homes Bonus: final allocations 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Final New Homes Bonus calculator 2017 to 2018

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 February 2017

• Businesses set for lower bills

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 17 February 2017

• Business rates revaluation: the facts

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 17 February 2017

• Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 15 February 2017

• 100% business rates retention: further consultation on the design of the reformed system

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 15 February 2017

• Revised best value statutory guidance

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 13 February 2017

• Timetable of forms for local authorities

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 10 February 2017

• Local Government Finance Bill: overview

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 31 January 2017

• Local Government Finance Bill: policy factsheets

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 31 January 2017

• Local Government Finance Bill: Keeling schedules

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 31 January 2017

• 1/2017: uprating of business rate relief thresholds

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 24 January 2017

• £60 million tax reform to boost UK's digital revolution

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 13 January 2017