Policy papers and consultations

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to regulations to better enforce the duty of local authorities to make prudent Minimum Revenue Provision each year.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 10 April 2024

• Consultation on changes to the capital framework: Minimum Revenue Provision

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

The government‘s response to the Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Select Committee’s inquiry on financial distress in local authorities.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 25 March 2024

• Financial distress in local authorities: government response to the Select Committee report

  Local government funding reform Conclusion 1: Local authorities have seen…

Consultation of the future of the IFRS 9 statutory override.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 6 April 2023

• Consultation on changes to the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) Regulations 2003 - IFRS 9

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

Legislative measures to address excessive risk arising from local authority investment and borrowing, while supporting local freedoms for much needed investment

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 12 May 2022

A response by the government to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's report on local authority financial sustainability and the section 114 regime.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 21 October 2021

This sets out our proposals for local authority capital finance and provides an update on our work so far. It clarifies our objectives, what we will do to meet them and what is expected from local authorities.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 28 July 2021

Government response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on local government finance and the 2019 Spending Review.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 25 October 2019

Letter to local councils about how much Local Services Support Grant they will get in 2014 to 2015.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 27 June 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Government response to the issues raised by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee in its report on Community Budgets.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 31 January 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Letter to local councils about how much Local Services Support Grant they will get in 2013 to 2014

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 September 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Prospectus inviting local areas to apply to be new Community Budget pilots to test how better they can design local services.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 17 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation seeks views on the proposed amendments to the capital finance regulations and minimum revenue provision guidance.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 11 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government