Local government secretary Steve Reed has conceded that ‘dramatic shifts' in councils' finances resulting from the fair funding review should have been avoided.
Appearing before the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee this week, he claimed his department's hand had been forced by years of inaction.
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For more on the impact of the Government's fairer funding reforms, check out The Unfair Cost of ‘Fairer’ Funding for London by Cllr Elizabeth Campbell, leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council.
