Records of the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government

This inquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Michael Lyons was commissioned by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make recommendations into the role, function and funding of local government.

Committee of Inquiry into Local Government Finance (Layfield Committee) AT 10

Sir Michael Lyons was commissioned in July 2004 by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make recommendations on how to reform the local government funding system, by December 2005. On 20 September 2005 the remit of the Inquiry was extended to enable Sir Michael to consider issues of function before finalising his conclusions on funding. On 15 December 2005 Sir Michael issued a consultation paper and interim report. A further paper was published on 8 May 2006 entitled 'National Prosperity, local choice and civic engagement'. On 6 December 2006, the Chancellor announced that he and Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, had asked him to consider the implications for local government of the Eddington transport study, the Barker report on planning and the Leitch review of skills in the final report of his Inquiry into the role, function and funding of local government, and to make appropriate recommendations to government. Sir Michael published his final report in May 2007.