Local Government Finance Act 1987

7 In section 8 of the Local Government Finance Act 1982 (adjustments of distribution of block grant) the following shall be inserted after subsection (4)—

“(4A) If guidance issued for the purposes of section 59(6)(cc) of the said Act of 1980 is guidance by reference to total expenditure, and if representations in the following behalf are made to the Secretary of State by any association of local authorities or by any local authority, he may—

(a) in the Rate Support Grant Report made for any year under section 60 of that Act, or

(b) in a supplementary report made for any year under section 61 of that Act,

provide that items of any description or amount shall be disregarded in calculating total expenditure for the purposes of the said section 59(6)(cc) and of determining under subsection (3)(c) above whether or the extent to which local authorities have or have not complied (or have or have not taken steps to comply) with the guidance.”