Scottish Local Government Finance 'Green Book' 2022-23

3 Settlement Checking Process

The remit of the Settlement and Distribution Group stated that the group feed into the checking of the local government finance settlement prior to publication. A major part of this checking relates to the GAE, FRFG and redetermination calculations to ensure that all the relevant indicators have been updated and the correct methodology applied. The checking took place during one month from mid-December, during which time local authority and COSLA officials were given full access to the provisional calculations.