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Government responds to HCLG report on financial health and section 114 regime

Published on: 21 October 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 21/10/2021

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Issue Date: 21 October 2021

Published Date: 21 October 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

Article summary

The government has published their response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee's report on local authority financial sustainability and the section 114 regime. In their response, the government address's 13 recommendations related to social care, funding, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, local authority commercial investment and audit and control. The government has said that, moving forward, they will work to provide the sector with a sustainable financial footing, enabling it to deliver vital frontline service and support other government priorities, whilst also considering the impact of the pandemic on local authority resources and service pressures to determine any future reforms.

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