While the strategy has a 10-year timescale to achieve its intended outcomes, its funding allocations are restricted to government Spending Review periods, typically for two to four years.42 When asked about how they could provide greater assurance to local bodies on longer-term funding, departments told us they were unable to do this because “that is not how spending reviews work” and that the existence of a 10-year strategy “was the best reassurance that we can give”.43 Ms Wiseman told us th...

While the strategy has a 10-year timescale to achieve its intended outcomes, its funding allocations are restricted to government Spending Review periods, typically for two to four years.42 When asked about how they could provide greater assurance to local bodies on longer-term funding, departments told us they were unable to do this because “that is not how spending reviews work” and that the existence of a 10-year strategy “was the best reassurance that we can give”.43 Ms Wiseman told us that the lack of longer-term certainty posed risks for local authorities and implementing bodies, especially in their ability to plan for the long-term and Type: conclusion | Number: 14 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 3.4 As the Committee are aware, HM Treasury carries out spending reviews to determine how to spend public money, usually over a multi-year period, in line with the government’s priorities and wider fiscal position. The government continues to reiterate its commit