Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 6
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 49
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Financial distress in local authorities All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We have previously recommended that the Government widens the funding base of local authorities and grants more flexibility over local taxes and other revenue raising powers. We therefore welcome the Government’s call for views on local authority capital flexibilities and believe that additional flexibilities may play a useful role in enabling local authorities to support themselves in times of financial distress.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 49, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).