The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG)
Committee has published the written evidence submissions
for its inquiry looking at whether the local government finance
system in England is fit for purpose.
The Committee received evidence submissions received from a wide
range of organisations, including government & public bodies,
councils, charities, and academic experts.
Organisations submitting evidence to the Committee's inquiry on
council finances and the impact on services (see full list of evidence
submissions), include charities such as Mencap, Terrence
Higgins Trust, and the National AIDS Trust, groups such as
Libraries Connected and the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals, the trade union UNISON, and the Local
Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
Government and public bodies including the Ministry for Housing,
Communities and Local Government, Food Standards Agency, and
Historic England also submitted evidence.
A number of councils and local authority groups provided
submissions, including Cherwell District Council, Essex County
Council, London Councils, County Councils Network, and the Local
Government Association (LGA).
Background information
The cross-party Committee is taking a broad look at the local
government funding and finance system in its inquiry, examining
the significant funding pressures in local government and also
looking at the level of control which local authorities have over
both the funding they receive and their costs for providing
services (see inquiry terms of
reference).
On Tuesday 11 February, the Housing, Communities and Local
Government (HCLG) Committee began the public evidence
sessions for its inquiry, hearing from think tanks and
academic experts.
Witness details will be confirmed and announced in due course but
the next evidence session for this inquiry is likely to take
place next month.
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Further information
