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Local Government Finance Reform Preparing for the New Financial Freedoms Friday 27th April 2012 – Central London Chair: Alison Scott, Associate Director for Local Government, CIPFA Speakers include: Bob Neill MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Communities and Local Government Claire Cooper Deputy Director, Decentralisation and Big Society Communities and Local Government Steve Atkinson Chief Executive Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Chairman District Councils’ Network David Cook Chief Executive Kettering Borough Council Paul Woods Executive Director of Finance and Resources Newcastle City Council Cllr Stephen Houghton Leader Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Jules Pipe Chair London Councils and Mayor of Hackney
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Local Government Finance Reform Friday 27th April 2012 – Central London About the Event The Local Government Finance Bill sets out proposals that will bring radical changes to the way local authorities are funded. Capita’s Local Government Finance Reform Conference examines the new legislation and gives an essential policy update to prepare you for their implementation in April 2013. The substantial differences in the way local authorities are to be funded will present new opportunities and challenges. This timely event provides guidance on how to manage the financial risks and make localisation work in practice. With the Local Government Resource Review giving councils powers and incentives to shape local economies and promote economic development, is your organisation ready to encourage business investment and deliver local growth? Drawing on key themes throughout, this event covers: • • • •
The retention of Business Rates Localising Council Tax Benefit administration Growth strategies for local authorities The future landscape for local government finance
Attend this crucial event to hear the latest, strategic thinking from expert speakers on the reforms that aim to decentralise control over local government finance and give councils the autonomy to drive forward local growth.
Benefits of Attending
Who Should Attend
• Hear from the Department for Communities and Local Government on the localisation of business rates and council tax, and how new policy will be implemented
.• Examine how the Resource Review will impact your area and how best to manage the changes
Representatives from Central and Local Government including:
• Take away practical guidance on managing the risks of localisation
• Cabinet Members and Mayors
• Learn how the top up and tariff system for business rates will work in practice
• Gain knowledge on creating local schemes for Council Tax Benefit administration
• Chief Executives and Councillors • Directors and Heads of Finance • Finance and Performance Teams • Corporate Resources Teams
• Understand the vision for local government funding and how reforms will help achieve transformation across the public sector
• Economic Development Teams
• Identify ways to promote local growth and encourage business investment
• Software and Consultancy Services
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Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
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We offer a range of flexible packages which offer your organisation a platform to network and communicate with key organisations in the public sector.
New Models of Service Delivery in Local Government Monday 26th March – Central London Community Budgets – Monday 30th April – Central London
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• Business Investment Teams • Local Enterprise Partnerships
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Programme 09.20 Registration Tea and Coffee
13.00 Networking Lunch
09.50 Chair’s Extended Opening Remarks
Decentralisation of Council Tax
14.00 Localising Support for Council Tax
• Reforms in the wider economic context • Changes to the funding landscape for local authorities and key policy developments • The need to transform services, maximise income and make partnerships work
Alison Scott, Associate Director for Local Government, CIPFA
Alison has over 15 years experience working in local government, including as a Chief Finance Officer for a local authority
The Local Government Resource Review 10.20 The Localisation of Business Rates and New Financial Freedoms
• The principles for reform and the drive for efficiency • Balancing incentivising growth with protecting the vulnerable • Ensuring business rate localisation is fair • Tax Increment Financing (TIF) benefits and potential risks • Moving towards greater autonomy Tony Travers, Director of the Greater London Group London School of Economics
10.50 Questions and Discussion
• Policy context • Response to the consultation • Implementation
Claire Cooper Deputy Director, Decentralisation and Big Society Communities and Local Government
14.20 Questions and Discussion Round Table Discussion 14.30 Creating Local Control Over Council Tax
Key speakers lead this interactive discussion. Delegates then break into round tables to share views on the future of support for council tax before feeding back to the auditorium at the end of the session
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Steve Atkinson Chief Executive Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council and Chairman District Councils’ Network
Paul Woods Executive Director of Finance and Resources Newcastle City Council
Jules Pipe Chair London Councils and Mayor of Hackney
11.00 Networking Tea and Coffee Break 11.30 Retaining and Expanding Your Business Base
• Strategies for economic development • Investing in growth • Managing internal pressures regarding planning and development
Mike Spicer, Senior Policy Advisor British Chambers of Commerce
12.00 Questions and Discussion Interactive Panel Discussion 12.10 Risks and Opportunities of Retained Business Rates
• • • •
Making localisation work Managing volatility and growth Achieving greater financial autonomy The potential to pool resources
Take this chance to raise your questions and concerns. With insights from:
David Hill, Chief Executive, Guildford Borough Council
David Cook, Chief Executive, Kettering Borough Council
Cllr Brian Connell, Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Volunteering, Westminster City Council
Cllr Stephen Houghton, Leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Designing local schemes Managing financial pressures and risk Protecting the vulnerable Data sharing and joint working
Closing Keynote Address 15.00 Implications of the Local Government Finance Bill
• The retention of business rates: setting the National Business Rates baseline • Tariffs, top ups and the incentive effect • The safety net and resetting the system • The future of local government finance - tackling the deficit and putting the public finances back on a sustainable footing Bob Neill MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Communities and Local Government
15.20 Questions and Discussion 15.30 Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference
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