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Written question asked by Baroness Berger (Labour) on Monday, 9 May 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 May 2011. It was answered by Robert Neill (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 May 2011 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Local Government Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the membership of the Local Government Resource Review working group is; what remuneration each member of the group will receive; and how frequently he expects the group to meet;
Answer

The Terms of Reference of the Local Government Resource Review made clear that we would conduct extensive engagement with interested parties. As part of this process, external working groups have been set up to help inform the work of the review, and we continue to welcome representations.The Business Organisation working group includes, or has invited, representatives from the following organisations:"Association of Convenience Stores""British Chambers of Commerce""British Council of Shopping Centres""British Property Federation""British Retail Consortium""Confederation of British Industry""Federation of Small Businesses""London First""Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors."The local authority working group includes, or has invited, representatives from the following organisations:"Association of Chief Police Officers""Association of Police Authorities""Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy""Core Cities""Fire Finance Network""Greater London Authority""Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation""London Councils""Local Government Association""Society of County Treasurers""Society of District Council Treasurers""Society of Municipal Treasurers""Society of Unitary Treasurers""Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities."The local authority technical working group includes, or has invited, Chris Bilsland, Paul Dale, Will Godfrey, Hugh Grover, Stephen Hughes, Margaret Lee, Sean Nolan, and David Smith, who provide advice on a personal and independent basis rather than representing specific bodies.These working groups meet as and when required, and members receive no remuneration.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55336; 527 c1322W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Local Government Resource Review
Link
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