The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, launched the
Spending Review 2021 (SR21) on 7 September 2021. The Review will
conclude on 27 October 2021 alongside an Autumn Budget.
The three-year review will set UK government departments'
resource and capital budgets for 2022-23 to 2024-25 and the
devolved administrations' block grants for the same period.
The press release accompanying the launch of the spending review
states that the government will set out how it will"Build Back
Better, deliver the priorities of the British people and continue
to support businesses and jobs through:
- Ensuring strong and innovative public services - making
people's lives better across the country by investing in the NHS,
education, the criminal justice system and housing;
- Levelling up across the UK to increase and spread opportunity;
unleash the potential of places by improving outcomes UK-wide where
they lag and working closely with local leaders; and strengthen the
private sector where it is weak;
- Leading the transition to Net Zero across the country and more
globally;
- Advancing Global Britain and seizing the opportunities of EU
Exit;
- Delivering our Plan for Growth - delivering on our ambitious
plans for an infrastructure and innovation revolution and cementing
the UK as a scientific superpower working in close partnership with
the private sector.
HM Treasury will accept representations and submissions from
stakeholders for the Autumn Budget and Spending Review until 5pm on
30 September 2021.
Reference to "investing in housing" gives opportunity to make
the case for council housing and the ARCH Executive Board at its
meeting on 23 September will be considering an ARCH submission to
the Spending Review.