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Welcome to the SIGOMA website. The site provides information on our current and previous work and also supporting documents. If you are a member please use your username and password to access SIGOMA papers and publications.
Not a member? Please read more about our current work and use the public documents section of the site to download and view SIGOMAs lobbying work.
News and Press Releases
| SIGOMA responds to the provisional finance settlement |
| SIGOMA has issued its response on the proposed local government finance settlement - highlighting the disparities in cuts between different regions, and the perverse impact of damping |
| SIGOMA event. All in this together |
| The parliamentary event to raise the issue of fairness in local goverment cuts |
| All in this together? The need for a fair approach to local government cuts |
| SIGOMA has issued a report highlighting the disproportionate impact the local government cuts have had to date, and the need to ensure the cuts outlined in the Spending Review are fair and seek to limit as far as possible the impact on reductions in spending on the most vulnerable in society, and on those regions heavily dependent on the public sector. |
| Picking Up the Pace: The need to move towards target funding in SIGOMA areas |
This report highlights the significant distance from target funding for some of the major funding sources to SIGOMA areas.
Areas covered include Formula Grant, PCT Funding, Education, Housing and Supporting People. |
| Briefing - Housing Revenue Account Subsidy System |
| A briefing outlining the proposals in the consultation on the Housing Revenue Account subsidy system. Please feed comments back to the SIGOMA office by 20th October 2009 (or sooner). |
More events and publications
SIGOMA
SIGOMA is a special interest group of
45
urban authorities in the northern, midland and south-coast regions of England. We are the collective voice across these regions and embody the opportunities and potential of the communities who live there. The SIGOMA group of local authorities has a joint population of around 13 million people – making it one of the largest special interest groups within the Local Government Association and accountable for about 25% of local government spending in England.
The aims of SIGOMA are to:
- represent the interests of our members within the Local Government Association
- channel the views of our members to Government, the LGA, Government Departments and any other appropriate body.
- provide a forum for discussion at the highest political level, of matters of common concern to member authorities.
SIGOMA Authorities need resources and freedoms to improve the opportunities of the local communities they represent. Over the last eight years, we have worked hard to make sure that SIGOMA provides an authoritative and influential voice on local government finance and funding issues, seeking to ensure that some of the most deprived communities in the country receive the investment they need.
SIGOMA also recognises the breadth of issues facing our urban areas and will continue to work with local partners, like primary care trusts and Government departments to improve the health and well being of communities in urban areas.
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