Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 11
11
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A sustainable approach to local government funding requires longer term budgetary arrangements and discretion for...
Recommendation
A sustainable approach to local government funding requires longer term budgetary arrangements and discretion for local authorities and combined authorities over how to spend. We therefore welcome that the 2021 spending review will be multi- year. This reflects the wider need for a long-term plan to support the finances of local government. We recommend that the principle of devolution funding should be that grants are given on a block basis to cover all services of which local and combined authorities have oversight, without ringfencing or competitive bidding. (Paragraph 87) Devolution of other powers
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The government's response is an exact repetition of the recommendation text, providing no substantive reply to the committee's proposal for block grants and an end to ringfencing and competitive bidding.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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A sustainable approach to local government funding requires longer term budgetary arrangements and discretion for local authorities and combined authorities over how to spend. We therefore welcome that the 2021 spending review will be multi- year. This reflects the wider need for a long-term plan to support the finances of local government. We recommend that the principle of devolution funding should be that grants are given on a block basis to cover all services of which local and combined auth
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