WHITEHALL

LGA: Extra money crucial to fair funding review

The fair funding review will fail without extra money for the sector, Smith Square is expected to warn the Government.

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By Dan Peters | 07 March 2018


In its draft response to a Whitehall consultation that closes on Monday, the Local Government Association (LGA) said the review would 'not be successful and lead to a sustainable outcome if it is not introduced alongside additional resources'.

The response read: 'The review must come alongside sufficient funding; otherwise any outcome will not be sustainable.

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