Local government finance

Guidance and services

• Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024
• Business rates (non-domestic rates) data collection
• Local authority reserves: guidance for elected members and chief finance officers
• Non domestic rates billing information: privacy notice
• Borrowing approvals: guidance for community and town councils
• Business rates (non-domestic rates) data collection final figures: guidance 2022 to 2023
• Reforming local government finance: annual updates
• Local government investments: guidance
• Capital finance regulations: guidance
• Flexible use of capital receipts: capital directions guidance
• The prudential framework for capital finance: guidance
• Charging for discretionary services: guidance for local authorities
• Emergency financial assistance (Bellwin) scheme for local authorities
• Borrowing approvals: application form for community and town councils
• Community and town council expenditure limits
• Accounts and audit regulations 2014: guidance
• Police settlement 2025 to 2026
• Minimum revenue provision

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2024 to 2025
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2023 to 2024
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2022 to 2023
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2021 to 2022
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2020 to 2021
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2019 to 2020
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2018 to 2019
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2017 to 2018
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2016 to 2017
  Collection
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2015 to 2016
  Collection
• Police settlement 2024 to 2025
  Collection
• Police settlement 2023 to 2024
  Collection
• Police settlement 2022 to 2023
  Collection
• Police settlement 2021 to 2022
  Collection
• Police settlement 2020 to 2021
  Collection
• Police settlement 2019 to 2020
  Collection
• Police settlement 2018 to 2019
  Collection
• Police settlement 2017 to 2018
  Collection
• The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting ) (Wales) Amendment) Regulations 2023
  Legislation
• Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Council Tax reform integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
• Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: non-domestic rates (business rates) reform integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
• Local government revenue and capital settlement 2025 to 2026
  Collection
• Transfer of functions: Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
  Policy and strategy
• Finance Sub-group
  Policy and strategy
• Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales: research to support draft annual report 2025 to 2026
  Report
  Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
• Local authority reserves and unsupported borrowing
  Report
• Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales: draft annual report 2025 to 2026
  Report
  Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales
• Local authority reserves: 2022 to 2023
  Policy and strategy
• Distribution Sub Group meetings
  Collection
  Distribution Sub-group
• Reforming local government finance in Wales: summary of findings
  Report
• Distribution Sub-group
  Policy and strategy