The Fair Funding Review 2.0: How will council funding change?
The government proposes to change the way total funding for local authorities is distributed, aiming to make it fairer and simpler.

An explanation of the 'general power of competence' available to local authorities and other bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The general power of competence (226 KB , PDF)
The general power of competence denotes the power to do “anything that individuals generally may do”. It is available to local authorities and some other types of body in England, local authorities in Wales, and local authorities in Northern Ireland.
This note provides an explanation of the general power of competence, the related ‘functional power of competence’, and the well-being power. It sets out some of the background to the introduction of the power, and notes some of the impacts of the use of the power.
The general power of competence (226 KB , PDF)
The government proposes to change the way total funding for local authorities is distributed, aiming to make it fairer and simpler.
A briefing paper on the June 2025 government consultation on reforming local government funding, "The Fair Funding Review 2.0"
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.