Item 4 - London Councils' finance lobbying strategy - update (L4/19)

 
Summary
 
This report updates Leaders’ Committee on the latest developments and  activity in relation to the finance lobbying strategy agreed in June 2018. It includes updates on lobbying activity and progress since the last update in February 2019 in relation to Spending Review 2019, the Fair Funding Review and 75 per cent Business Rates Retention reforms.
 
Recommendations 
 
Leaders’ Committee is asked to:
• note the progress on finance lobbying with respect to the key events outlined in the report; and
• write to local MPs to London Council’s key Spending Review and Fair Funding Review lobbying priorities over the summer (paragraph 10).