Fair Funding Review 2.0

Overview

This consultation seeks views on the approach to determining new funding allocations for local authorities, and fire and rescue authorities, building on the local authority funding reform: objectives and principles consultation which the government has provided a summary to in parallel. This consultation covers the government's proposed approach to:

• determining local authority funding allocations;
• consolidating funding; measuring differences in demand for services and the cost of delivering them;
• measuring differences in locally available resources;
• the New Homes Bonus;
• and transitional arrangements and keeping allocations up-to-date.

It also covers:

• the government's long-term approach to the business rates retention system;
• devolution and wider reforms, including how we can bring Strategic Authorities closer to the Local Government Finance Settlement;
• ways we can reduce demands on local government to empower them to deliver for communities;
• and sales, fees and charges reform.

It invites views on the possible equalities impacts of these proposals.