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Local audit reform – a strategy for overhauling the local audit system in England
This strategy commits to a series of measures to fix the broken local audit system, including: a local audit vision with eight core principles the establishment of a statutory and independent Local Audit Office (LAO), with five strategic responsibilities - coordinating the system, contract management, ownership of the Code of Audit Practice, quality oversight and reporting mandating audit committees The government is also consulting on a number... MoreOpened 18 December 2024 -
Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles
This consultation seeks views on the approach local authority funding reform through the local government finance settlement from 2026-27. Scope of this consultation This consultation seeks views on the approach to determining new funding allocations for local authorities and fire and rescue services. It covers: our guiding objectives and principles measuring differences in demand for services and the cost of delivering them measuring differences in locally... MoreOpened 18 December 2024 -
Provisional local government finance settlement 2025-26 consultation
This consultation seeks views on the proposals for the local government finance settlement for 2025-26. MoreOpened 18 December 2024 -
Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England
This consultation seeks views on introducing measures to strengthen the standards and conduct regime in England and ensure consistency of approach amongst councils investigating serious breaches of their member codes of conduct, including the introduction of the power of suspension. Who we would like to hear from Responses are invited from local authority elected members and officers from all types and tiers of authorities, and local authority sector representative organisations. We... MoreOpened 18 December 2024 -
Consultation on Compulsory Purchase Process and Compensation Reforms
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“LURA”) introduced reforms to the compulsory purchase order (“ CPO”) process to make it easier to use. It also made changes to the compensation regime to ensure the balance of compensation and costs associated with the prospects of planning permission for appropriate alternative development is correct and more akin to normal market conditions. Whilst the reforms introduced by the LURA have been implemented ,... MoreOpened 19 December 2024 -
Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 - Expression of Interest
The Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 (LAHF R3) will provide over £450 million in capital grants in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authorities to obtain better quality temporary accommodation and provide safe and suitable housing for those on afghan resettlement schemes who are unable to secure their own housing. In anticipation of opportunities to reallocate funding from the existing budget, we are contacting all local authorities to invite expressions of interest to... MoreOpened 20 December 2024
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