Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

62 Adjustment of block grant total

(1) For the purpose of ensuring that the total amount paid in respect of block grant in any year is the same as the aggregate amount available for that grant in that year, the Secretary of State may adjust (whether by increasing or decreasing it) the amount payable to each local authority.

(2) The Secretary of State shall so carry out the adjustment mentioned in subsection (1) above that the amount payable to an authority is adjusted in the same ratio as the aggregate amounts to which all authorities are entitled bear to the aggregate amount available for grant.

(3) The Secretary of State may, for the purpose of the adjustment required by this section, make a fresh calculation of the entitlement of each local authority to block grant, substituting the total expenditure actually incurred by that authority during the year for the figure calculated as the authority's total expenditure under section 56 above.