This guidance is to help local authorities submit the National Monitoring System information requirements for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 (due by Friday 28 July 2017). The guidance and the Microsoft Excel template, which has already been provided to local authorities and is also provided below, should be read in conjunction with each other. They outline the data requirements for the current financial year, as well as appropriate responses to each data field.