[wdmmg-discuss] Local authority and ONS

Tue Jul 6 15:01:27 UTC 2010

Anyone know what local authority finances are used by the Office of 
National Statistics?

I've been digging and found these three forms Local Authorities have to 
fill in, and I was told this is what the ONS use:

RA - which is the Annual Revenue Budget Returns
SG - Specific and Special Revenue Grants 
BID (Business Improvement District) revenue account form

All 3 of these forms, plus some description, are here, but not described 
very clearly:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/localregional/localgovernmentfinance/statistics/usefulinformation/formstimetable/revenueforms/

If anyone knows more clearly what's gathered and in how much detail with 
these forms I would like to hear about it.

I'm pretty sure that the authority's assets are accruals are not covered 
in these reports.

Lisa