By the time you read this column I will have only four weeks local government service left. Very soon I move into the world of policing, as the chief finance officer at the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk.

In my time working at a district council, and as president of the Society of District Council Treasurers, I have been involved in discussions regarding changing funding formula. These have centred on new ways of distributing funds and incentivising (or not) councils to work differently and more efficiently.