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Consultation Outcome Published 20 Jun 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ↗ View on GOV.UK

Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles

A consultation on updating how local authorities are funded through the local government finance settlement.

Opened 18 Dec 2024
Closed 12 Feb 2025
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This consultation seeks views on the approach to determining new funding allocations for local authorities and fire and rescue authorities. It also covers ways we can reduce demands on local government and increase local flexibility, for example through changes to the sales, fees and charges landscape and funding consolidation.

This consultation relates to changes from 2026-27 onwards and is distinct to that of the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26.