Recommendations
Executive is asked to note and comment on the contents of the report.
Item 8 - Local Government Finance Settlement 2016-17 (E19/16)
Summary
On 17 December 2015 the Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government set out the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2016-17 in a ministerial statement to Parliament.
This year’s settlement is the first of the current parliament and four year Spending Review period (2016-17 to 2019-20). Unlike previous years it set out provisional funding allocations for local authorities for the four year period 2016-17 to 2019-20.
This report outlines the main headlines from the settlement for London local government.