Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 19
Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities
Published 1 Feb 2024
Paragraph 119
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Government has provided no clarity on whether it will fund, or it will expect local authorities to fund, deficits remaining when the statutory override ends in March 2026.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Third Report - Financial distress in local authorities (HC 56), paragraph 119, 1 February 2024
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 March 2024 (deadline 1 April 2024).