Policy & Research

A wide range of organisations has commissioned us to carry out policy reviews and research, including central government departments; the Local Government Association; London Councils; and Special Interest Groups. Our work has been presented to the Settlement Working Group, Schools Funding Implementation Group and the Lyons' Inquiry and includes:

• Review of public sector financing in the South East compared to other UK regions
• Review of public sector financing in five South London Boroughs
• Research on the implications of concessionary fares for Passenger Transport Authorities
• Assessing the implications of waste charging for the local government finance system
• Assessing Continuing Care costs in London
• Exploring the scope for minor local taxes in London
• Reviewing the costs of funding the free nursery entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
• Reviewing the implementation of the Financial Management Standard in Schools (FMSiS)
• Research into the costs and funding of Diplomas at Key Stage 4
• Research into a financial benchmarking system for Children’s Centres
• Research into local authority school place planning methodologies
• Review of value for money guidance available to schools
• Advice on financial aspects of the 2011 Census

"LG Futures provides invaluable support to the LGA's High Ethnicity Authorities' Special Interest Group (HEASIG). The Group has had major lobbying successes in recent years due to the hard work and dedication of LG Futures’ consultants."