Specialists within BLG have considerable experience
in dealing with the banking requirements of Local Authorities. The
complexities of a local authoritys money transmission and electronic
banking requirements require considerable administration.
Best value requirements
Pressures on financial management can include
Central government’s ‘best value’ initiatives
The sheer volume of transactions
Offering payment options to those least able to pay
Banking Liaison Group can help
Local Authority banking problems
Banking Liaison Group has the expertise to deal
with all these issues from an independent viewpoint.
Dealing with high volume small ticket cash
receipts
Improving direct debit penetration
Reducing direct debit rejections on rates or
rents collections
Comparing the banks' electronic products
Getting the best use from electronic banking
Receiving the best interest rates from quality
sources
Producing the tri-annual invitation to tender
Dealing with the responses
Placing finance
Ensuring that your bank has calculated your
interest correctly
We can assist with every aspect of a Local Authority's
banking relationship and operations, without bias.