Cheshire East Council urges response to authorities Fair Funding 2.0 session

11 August 2025

Cheshire East Council is looking on native companions and stakeholders to answer the Government’s Fair Funding 2.0 session, which proposes main modifications to how councils are funded.

The session consists of plans to reset enterprise charges baselines, introduce council tax equalisation, and revise funding formulation which have remained unchanged since 2013.

The council has revealed an open letter outlining its issues and inspiring organisations throughout the borough to submit their very own responses earlier than the session closes at 11:59pm on 15 August 2025.

Current nationwide proposals hyperlink funding to councils making use of 5 per cent council tax will increase annually. This limits native selection, and if left unchanged within the authorities proposals, councils could also be penalised by council tax equalisation.

This is a course of the place the federal government adjusts funding to cut back variations between councils. It may imply that councils selecting to not increase council tax by 5 per cent might obtain much less assist. Any additional revenue would solely come from elevating council tax, except nationwide selections change.

Councillor Nick Mannion, chief of Cheshire East Council, mentioned: “This consultation is a defining moment for local government. We need a funding system that reflects the real costs of delivering services in communities like ours – where rurality, deprivation, and growing demand all play a role.”

Councillor Michael Gorman, deputy chief of Cheshire East Council, added: “We’re urging our partners – from town and parish councils to the NHS, emergency services, and the voluntary sector – to stand with us. Your responses will help to ensure Cheshire East gets the fair funding it deserves.”

Rob Polkinghorne, chief govt of Cheshire East Council, mentioned: “The proposals could significantly impact our ability to plan and deliver services. It’s vital that we all make our responses clearly so that the government hears the voices of our communities.”

The council’s response to the federal government’s Fair Funding session and open letter can be found to view and use as a template for submissions.

Partners and stakeholders can submit responses and entry the session survey straight at Fair Funding Review 2.0 – Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

 

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Notes to editors:

1. GOV.UK session web page
   This is the primary authorities web page detailing the session, its scope, paperwork,  The Fair Funding Review 2.0 – GOV.UK:
2. Citizen portal (MHCLG)
   This is the place companions and stakeholders can submit responses and entry the session survey straight: Fair Funding Review 2.0 – Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3. House of Commons library briefing
   A useful abstract and evaluation of the session’s proposals and implications – Explaining the Fair Funding Review 2.0 – House of Commons Library:
4. The council’s response to the session will be discovered at: