Class 4.12 - Our budget and finance arrangements

A report prepared by LFEPA’s legal department, on the legal background to the current budget setting arrangements with the Greater London Authority.

4.12.1 LFEPA’s budget setting process
 
Availability:
Email/post

Cost:
Free

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4.12.2 LFEPA’s annual budget (revenue and capital)
 
Description:
LFEPA’s current annual budget (revenue and capital).

Availability:
Website - www.london-fire.gov.uk/reportslist
Report number: FEP 532

Cost:
Free

Notes:
This class of information is available as an Authority report under the class of information Authority agendas, minutes, reports and decisions. The Mayor and Assembly set our budget requirement – which is (in effect) the amount of external finance we are to receive. Budget updates and draft submissions can be found under the class heading Authority, Committee and Panel meetings. Information on how LFEPA is performing against the budget requirement is reported within the quarterly financial monitoring reports, to the Finance and Procurement Panel, which can be found under the class heading Panel agendas, minutes and reports.
 
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4.12.3 Financial regulations
 
Description:
LFEPA’s financial regulations. These include details of how financial decisions are made and the power officers have to spend public money.
 
Availability:
Website - www.london-fire.gov.uk/supportingmaterial

Cost:
Free.

Notes:
The financial regulations also form part of the class called Standing Orders.
 
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4.12.4 Treasury management strategy
 
Description:
LFEPA’s current treasury management strategy (i.e. how LFEPA manages its cash flows, its banking, money market and capital market transactions).
 
Availability:
Website - www.london-fire.gov.uk/reportslist
Report number: FEP 533

Cost:
Free.

Notes:
Information on how LFEPA is performing on 'treasury management' is reported within the quarterly monitoring reports to the Finance and Procurement Panel, which can be found under the class heading Panel agendas, minutes and reports.
 
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4.12.5 Capital programme
 
Description:
LFEPA’s current capital programme (i.e. the money which is invested in assets like buildings and major items of equipment, including computers), which includes projections of the capital financing needs of the coming three years.
 
Availability:
Website - www.london-fire.gov.uk/reportslist
Report number: FEP 488

Cost:
Free.

Notes:
This class of information is available as an Authority report under the class of information Authority agendas, minutes, reports and decisions. 
 
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4.12.6 Medium term (three year) financial statement
 
Description:
LFEPA’s current medium term financial statement, which includes projections of the expenditure needs of the coming three years.
 
Availability:
Website - www.london-fire.gov.uk/reportslist
Report number: FEP 446

Cost:
Free.

Notes:
This class of information is available as an Authority report under the class of information Authority agendas, minutes, reports and decisions. 

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