Guidance

Uses of local authority spending and finance data returns

Information for local authority staff about what happens to the spending and financing data they send to central government.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, HM Treasury and Office for National Statistics
• Published: 5 February 2013
• Last updated: 16 January 2025
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  1. 16 January 2025

     Guidance updated.

  2. 9 December 2022

     Added updated guide.

  3. 19 December 2014

     Added timetable of forms for local authorities: April 2015 to March 2016.

  4. 23 January 2014

     Added timetable of forms for local authorities: January 2013 to March 2014

  5. 5 February 2013

     First published.

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Uses of local authority spending and financing data returns

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Local government expenditure represents about a quarter of all public expenditure. This document explains how the data received from the local authorities is used by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), HM Treasury (HMT), the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).