[wdmmg-discuss] Local authority and ONS

[Lisa Evans]

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