Local government finance: forms to be completed by local authorities
All local government finance forms to be completed by local authorities for use in Official and National Statistics, along with accompanying guidance notes.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government collects financial information from local authorities.
This information is used to inform ministers in setting government policy and in the assessment of grants payable to authorities for carrying out their statutory functions.
Aggregate data for all local authorities also go towards the make up of the national accounts.