LoginLocal gov't funding rise welcomed
Increased grant funding for councils will be available under the new Spending Review
Posted 12 June 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Legal and Policy|National
UPDATES: CTSI has welcomed the Spending Review’s projected rise in local authority funding and new investment linked to tobacco and vapes enforcement, while warning that Trading Standards will still need local prioritisation. The response sets out both the opportunities and the risks for services facing reform, devolution and digital change.
CTSI has welcomed a projected rise in local authority funding of 3.1% as a result of yesterday’s Government Spending Review, with an extra £3.4bn of annual grant funding to be made available to local councils by 2028-29. Because that funding will not be ringfenced, however, it will be up to councils themselves to decide whether Trading Standards and other regulatory services will benefit.<...
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