2018 No. 463

Rating And Valuation, England

The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(2A), 99 and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 25 and 37 of Schedule 7B to, the Local Government Finance Act 19881 (“the 1988 Act”).

In accordance with section 143(9D)2 of the 1988 Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in accordance with paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act.

PART 1Preliminary

Citation and commencement1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

2

These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

PART 2Rates Retention

Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 20132

The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 20133 are amended as follows.

Amendment of regulation 33

In regulation 3 (calculation and notification of non-domestic rating income and other amounts)—

a

in paragraph (1)(da) for “Parts 2 to 6” substitute “Parts 1 to 22”;

b

in paragraph (1)(db) for “Parts 2 to 6” substitute “Parts 1 to 22”; and

c

after paragraph (2A) insert—

2B

In relation to the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2018, a billing authority listed in Parts 1 and 7 to 22 of Schedule 5 must on or before 30th April 2018 notify the Secretary of State and any relevant precepting authority of the amounts it has calculated under paragraph (1)(da) and (db) for that relevant year.

Amendment of regulation 44

In regulation 4 (payment to the Secretary of State in respect of the central share) after paragraph (3) insert—

4

In relation to the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2018, this regulation does not apply to a billing authority listed in Parts 1 and 7 to 22 of Schedule 5.

Amendment of regulation 55

In regulation 5 (payments by billing authorities to major precepting authorities in respect of share of income)—

a

in paragraph (3) after “paragraph (3A)” insert “, (3B) or (3C)”;

b

in paragraph (3A) omit sub-paragraph (a); and

c

after paragraph (3A) insert—

3B

For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2017 and a relevant year commencing on or after 1st April 2019, the relevant precepting authority share for the Greater London Authority is 37%.

3C

For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2018, the relevant precepting authority shares are—

a

36% where the relevant precepting authority is the Greater London Authority;

b

49% where the relevant precepting authority is Derbyshire County Council;

c

59% where the relevant precepting authority is Devon County Council;

d

50% where the relevant precepting authority is Gloucestershire County Council;

e

59% where the relevant precepting authority is Kent County Council;

f

40% where the relevant precepting authority is Lincolnshire County Council;

g

20% where the relevant precepting authority is Suffolk County Council; and

h

70% where the relevant precepting authority is Surrey County Council.

Amendment of regulation 96

In regulation 9 (end of year calculations) for “30th September” substitute “31st July”.

Amendment of Schedule 27

In Schedule 2 (qualifying relief for deduction from central share) for paragraph 1(2)(b) substitute—

b

the ratepayer in respect of the hereditament became the ratepayer on or before—

i

31st March 2018 in the case of a hereditament situated in an area designated by regulation 3 of the Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 20134;

ii

31st March 2019 in the case of a hereditament situated in an area designated by regulation 3 of the Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 20145;

iii

31st March 2020 in the case of a hereditament situated in the area designated by regulation 3(1) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Area) Regulations 20156;

iv

31st March 2021 in the case of a hereditament situated in an area designated by regulation 4(1) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas etc.) Regulations 20167;

v

31st March 2022 in the case of a hereditament situated in an area designated by regulation 4(1) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas etc.) Regulations 20178.

Amendment of Schedule 38

In the definition of “Q” in Schedule 3 (transfer from collection fund to general fund)—

a

in each of paragraphs (a) to (d) after “paragraph (e)” insert “or (f)”; and

b

after paragraph (e) insert—

f

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018—

i

for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5, 64%;

ii

for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19 of Schedule 5, 99%;

iii

for a billing authority listed in Parts 8 and 12 of Schedule 5, 50%;

iv

for a billing authority listed in Part 15 of Schedule 5, 90%;

v

for a billing authority listed in Part 17 of Schedule 5, 60%;

vi

for a billing authority listed in Part 20 of Schedule 5, 100%;

vii

for a billing authority listed in Part 21 of Schedule 5, 80%; and

viii

for a billing authority listed in Part 22 of Schedule 5, 30%;

Amendment of Schedule 49

1

In Schedule 4 (rules for estimation and apportionment of surplus and deficit), paragraph 2 is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) for “or (1D)” substitute “, (1D), (1E), (1F), (1G) or (1H)”.

3

For sub-paragraph (1C) substitute—

1C

For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the Secretary of State’s share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(B+CDE)×33%.math

4

After sub-paragraph (1D) insert—

1E

For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the Secretary of State’s share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Parts 7 to 22 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(B+CDE)×50%.math

1F

For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, the Secretary of State’s share of any surplus or deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×33%.math

1G

For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, the Secretary of State’s share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Parts 7 to 22 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×50%.math

1H

For a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2021, the Secretary of State’s share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 is 33%.

5

In sub-paragraph (2)—

a

for “or (2B)” substitute “, (2B) or (2C)”; and

b

for “or (3A)” substitute “, (3A), (3B) or (3C)”.

6

In sub-paragraph (2A) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

c

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×36%+((B+CDE)×37%);math

d

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×37%+((B+CDE)×36%).math

7

After sub-paragraph (2B) insert—

2C

For a relevant precepting authority listed in sub-paragraph (2D), its share of any surplus or of any deficit—

a

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×F+((B+CDE)×G);math

b

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×H+((B+CDE)×I).math

2D

The relevant precepting authorities are Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council, Gloucestershire County Council, Kent County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Suffolk County Council and Surrey County Council.

8

After sub-paragraph (7) insert—

7A

For a billing authority listed in Parts 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14 to 22 of Schedule 5, its share of any surplus or of any deficit—

a

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×J+((B+CDE)×K);math

b

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, is calculated in accordance with the formula—

(A(B+CDE))×L+((B+CDE)×M).math

9

In sub-paragraph (8) after the definition of “E” insert—

F is—

a

49% where the relevant precepting authority is Derbyshire County Council;

b

59% where the relevant precepting authority is Devon County Council or Kent County Council;

c

50% where the relevant precepting authority is Gloucestershire County Council;

d

40% where the relevant precepting authority is Lincolnshire County Council;

e

20% where the relevant precepting authority is Suffolk County Council;

f

70% where the relevant precepting authority is Surrey County Council;

G is—

a

9% where the relevant precepting authority is Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council or Kent County Council;

b

10% where the relevant precepting authority is Gloucestershire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Suffolk County Council or Surrey County Council;

H is—

a

9% where the relevant precepting authority is Derbyshire County Council, Devon County Council or Kent County Council;

b

10% where the relevant precepting authority is Gloucestershire County Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Suffolk County Council or Surrey County Council;

I is—

a

49% where the relevant precepting authority is Derbyshire County Council;

b

59% where the relevant precepting authority is Devon County Council or Kent County Council;

c

50% where the relevant precepting authority is Gloucestershire County Council;

d

40% where the relevant precepting authority is Lincolnshire County Council;

e

20% where the relevant precepting authority is Suffolk County Council;

f

70% where the relevant precepting authority is Surrey County Council;

J is—

a

64% for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5;

b

99% for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19 of Schedule 5;

c

50% for a billing authority listed in Parts 8 and 12 of Schedule 5;

d

90% for a billing authority listed in Part 15 of Schedule 5;

e

60% for a billing authority listed in Part 17 of Schedule 5;

f

100% for a billing authority listed in Part 20 of Schedule 5;

g

80% for a billing authority listed in Part 21 of Schedule 5;

h

30% for a billing authority listed in Part 22 of Schedule 5;

K is—

a

30% for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5;

b

49% for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19 of Schedule 5;

c

40% for a billing authority listed in Parts 8, 12, 15, 17, 21 and 22 of Schedule 5;

d

50% for a billing authority listed in Part 20 of Schedule 5;

L is—

a

30% for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5;

b

49% for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19 of Schedule 5;

c

40% for a billing authority listed in Parts 8, 12, 15, 17, 21 and 22 of Schedule 5;

d

50% for a billing authority listed in Part 20 of Schedule 5;

M is—

a

64% for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5;

b

99% for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19 of Schedule 5;

c

50% for a billing authority listed in Parts 8 and 12 of Schedule 5;

d

90% for a billing authority listed in Part 15 of Schedule 5;

e

60% for a billing authority listed in Part 17 of Schedule 5;

f

100% for a billing authority listed in Part 20 of Schedule 5;

g

80% for a billing authority listed in Part 21 of Schedule 5;

h

30% for a billing authority listed in Part 22 of Schedule 5.

Amendment of Schedule 510

After Part 6 of Schedule 5 (list of billing authorities) insert Parts 7 to 22 which are set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

PART 3Levy and safety net

Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 201311

The Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 20139 are amended as follows.

Amendment of regulation 212

In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “business rates baseline” substitute—

“business rates baseline” means—

a

for the year commencing on 1st April 2013, the amount specified with respect to an authority by regulation 5 and Schedule 2; and

b

for the year commencing on 1st April 2017, the amount specified with respect to an authority by regulation 5 and Schedule 4;

Amendment of regulation 513

In regulation 5 (business rates baseline and baseline funding level)—

a

in paragraph (1) after “business rates baseline of an authority” insert “for the year commencing on 1st April 2013”;

b

after paragraph (1) insert—

1A

The business rates baseline of an authority for the year commencing on 1st April 2017 is the amount specified with respect to that authority in column B of the table in Schedule 4.

c

for paragraph (4)(a) substitute—

a

the business rates baseline of the authority—

i

for the year commencing on 1st April 2013, is to be the sum of the individual business rates baselines of the authorities that comprise the pool for the year commencing on 1st April 2013;

ii

for the year commencing on 1st April 2017, is to be the sum of the individual business rates baselines of the authorities that comprise the pool for the year commencing on 1st April 2017; and

Amendment of regulation 614

In regulation 6 (individual levy rates and safety net thresholds)—

a

in paragraph (2A), after “paragraph (2C)” insert “or (2D)”;

b

for paragraph (2B) substitute—

2B

The formula is—

1EFmath

where—

  • E is the authority’s baseline funding level for the year commencing on 1st April 2017; and

  • F is the authority’s business rates baseline for the year commencing on 1st April 2017.

c

after paragraph (2C) insert—

2D

For an authority listed in Parts 9 to 19 in Schedule 3, the individual levy rate for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018 is zero.

Amendment of Schedule 115

1

Schedule 1 (calculation of retained rates income) is amended as follows.

2

Paragraph 1(1) is amended as follows—

a

in the definition of “P”—

i

in paragraph (a) after “(b)” insert “or (c)”;

ii

for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column C of Schedule 4;

c

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018, the amount specified for that authority in column E of Schedule 4;

b

in the definition of “Q”—

i

in paragraph (a) after “(b)” insert “or (c)”;

ii

for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column D of Schedule 4;

c

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018, the amount specified for that authority in column F of Schedule 4; and

c

in the definition of “T” for “1st April 2013” to the end of the sentence substitute “or after 1st April 2013”.

3

Omit paragraph 1(1A).

4

In paragraph 1(4A) for “50%” substitute “A%”.

5

After paragraph 1(4A) insert—

4B

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (4A), A is—

a

for the relevant years beginning on 1st April 2013, 1st April 2014, 1st April 2015 and 1st April 2016, 50;

b

for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column G of Schedule 4.

6

In paragraph 2 the definition of “U” is amended as follows—

a

for “1st April 2013, 1st April 2014 and 1st April 2015” substitute “or after 1st April 2013”;

b

omit “, and in respect of any other year is zero”.

Amendment of Schedule 316

1

Schedule 3 (list of authorities) is amended as follows.

2

In Parts 2 to 8 omit the columns headed “P” and “Q”.

3

After Part 8 insert Parts 9 to 19 which are set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Insertion of Schedule 417

After Schedule 3 insert Schedule 4 which is set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

We consent

Rebecca HarrisAndrew StephensonTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Bourne of AberystwythParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 10

PART 7

Berkshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Bracknell Forest

Reading

Slough

West Berkshire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Wokingham

PART 8

Derbyshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Amber Valley

Bolsover

Chesterfield

Derbyshire Dales

Erewash

High Peak

North East Derbyshire

South Derbyshire

PART 9

Derbyshire

The council for the following local government area—

Derby

PART 10

Devon

The councils for the following local government areas—

East Devon

Exeter

Mid Devon

North Devon

South Hams

Teignbridge

Torridge

West Devon

PART 11

Devon

The councils for the following local government areas—

Plymouth

Torbay

PART 12

Gloucestershire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Cheltenham

Cotswold

Forest of Dean

Gloucester

Stroud

Tewkesbury

PART 13

Kent

The councils for the following local government areas—

Ashford

Canterbury

Dartford

Dover

Gravesham

Maidstone

Sevenoaks

Shepway

Swale

Thanet

Tonbridge and Malling

Tunbridge Wells

PART 14

Kent

The council for the following local government area—

Medway

PART 15

Leeds

The council for the following local government area—

Harrogate

PART 16

Leeds

The councils for the following local government areas—

York

Bradford

Calderdale

Kirklees

Leeds

Wakefield

PART 17

Lincolnshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Boston

East Lindsey

Lincoln

North Kesteven

South Holland

South Kesteven

West Lindsey

PART 18

Lincolnshire

The council for the following local government area—

North Lincolnshire

PART 19

Solent

The councils for the following local government areas—

Portsmouth

Southampton

PART 20

Solent

The council for the following local government area—

Isle of Wight

PART 21

Suffolk

The councils for the following local government areas—

Babergh

Forest Heath

Ipswich

Mid Suffolk

St Edmundsbury

Suffolk Coastal

Waveney

PART 22

Surrey

The councils for the following local government areas—

Elmbridge

Epsom and Ewell

Guildford

Mole Valley

Reigate and Banstead

Runnymede

Spelthorne

Surrey Heath

Tandridge

Waverley

Woking

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 16

PART 9

London

Authority—

Greater London Authority

The councils for the following local government areas—

Barking and Dagenham

Barnet

Bexley

Brent

Bromley

Camden

City of London

Croydon

Ealing

Greenwich

Hackney

Hammersmith and Fulham

Haringey

Harrow

Havering

Hillingdon

Hounslow

Islington

Kensington and Chelsea

Kingston upon Thames

Lambeth

Lewisham

Merton

Newham

Redbridge

Richmond upon Thames

Southwark

Sutton

Tower Hamlets

Waltham Forest

Wandsworth

Westminster

PART 10

Berkshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Bracknell Forest

Reading

Slough

West Berkshire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Wokingham

PART 11

Derbyshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Derbyshire

Amber Valley

Bolsover

Chesterfield

Derbyshire Dales

Erewash

High Peak

North East Derbyshire

South Derbyshire

Derby

The fire and rescue authority for the area of—

Derbyshire

PART 12

Devon

The councils for the following local government areas—

Devon

East Devon

Exeter

Mid Devon

North Devon

South Hams

Teignbridge

Torridge

West Devon

Plymouth

Torbay

PART 13

Gloucestershire

The councils for the following local government areas

Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

Cotswold

Forest of Dean

Gloucester

Stroud

Tewkesbury

PART 14

Kent

The councils for the following local government areas—

Kent

Ashford

Canterbury

Dartford

Dover

Gravesham

Maidstone

Sevenoaks

Shepway

Swale

Thanet

Tonbridge and Malling

Tunbridge Wells

Medway

The fire and rescue authority for the area of—

Kent

PART 15

Leeds

The councils for the following local government areas—

Harrogate

York

Bradford

Calderdale

Kirklees

Leeds

Wakefield

PART 16

Lincolnshire

The councils for the following local government areas—

Lincolnshire

Boston

East Lindsey

Lincoln

North Kesteven

South Holland

South Kesteven

West Lindsey

North Lincolnshire

PART 17

Solent

The councils for the following local government areas—

Portsmouth

Isle of Wight

Southampton

PART 18

Suffolk

The councils for the following local government areas—

Suffolk

Babergh

Forest Heath

Ipswich

Mid Suffolk

St Edmundsbury

Suffolk Coastal

Waveney

PART 19

Surrey

The councils for the following local government areas—

Surrey

Elmbridge

Epsom and Ewell

Guildford

Mole Valley

Reigate and Banstead

Runnymede

Spelthorne

Surrey Heath

Tandridge

Waverley

Woking

SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 17

SCHEDULE 4Table of Authorities, Business Rates Baselines, Values for P and Q and A

Regulation 5 and Schedule 1

Column A

Column B

Column C

Column D

Column E

Column F

Column G

Authority

Business Rates Baseline

(£)

Value of P for year commencing on 1st April 2017

Value of Q for year commencing on 1st April 2017

Value of P for year commencing on 1st April 2018

Value of Q for year commencing on 1st April 2018

Value of A for year commencing on 1st April 2017

Greater London Authority

1,531,065,497

0

522,449,698

0

538,145,611

N/A

The council for the local government area of—

Adur

6,437,063

0

4,786,776

0

4,930,585

70.2

Allerdale

10,340,958

0

6,927,108

0

7,135,219

64.4

Amber Valley

11,673,716

0

8,664,478

0

8,924,785

69.0

Arun

11,870,858

0

8,444,785

0

8,698,491

69.5

Ashfield

12,767,064

0

9,138,787

0

9,413,343

67.0

Ashford

17,739,597

0

15,052,272

0

15,504,486

69.9

Aylesbury Vale

19,221,104

0

15,501,539

0

15,967,251

72.8

Babergh

8,716,618

0

6,719,358

0

6,921,227

68.7

Barking and Dagenham

17,614,004

36,269,079

0

37,358,708

0

77.4

Barnet

36,420,509

18,426,342

0

18,979,923

0

80.1

Barnsley

22,599,224

30,570,199

0

31,488,617

0

66.8

Barrow-in-Furness

7,751,479

0

4,828,963

0

4,974,039

66.5

Basildon

29,296,677

0

23,972,258

0

24,692,454

77.2

Basingstoke and Deane

28,445,944

0

25,595,614

0

26,364,581

72.9

Bassetlaw

15,743,106

0

11,955,123

0

12,314,290

68.9

Bath & North East Somerset

31,057,619

0

8,935,524

0

9,203,974

70.8

Bedford

27,700,783

2,313,071

0

2,382,562

0

71.1

Bexley

18,544,715

15,683,249

0

16,154,419

0

71.0

Birmingham

191,547,056

142,975,959

0

147,271,374

0

69.2

Blaby

15,650,768

0

13,568,020

0

13,975,643

70.7

Blackburn with Darwen

18,948,882

22,670,036

0

23,351,110

0

64.0

Blackpool

22,262,147

22,849,897

0

23,536,375

0

65.0

Bolsover

8,050,589

0

5,317,710

0

5,477,469

66.4

Bolton

38,711,126

24,939,740

0

25,689,002

0

66.9

Boston

7,324,967

0

4,800,743

0

4,944,971

67.8

Bournemouth

30,518,450

0

1,001,687

0

1,031,780

69.8

Bracknell Forest

24,592,330

0

8,873,562

0

9,140,150

76.2

Bradford

65,369,207

64,678,973

0

66,622,118

0

67.7

Braintree

15,620,527

0

12,364,197

0

12,735,653

70.4

Breckland

11,649,662

0

7,952,094

0

8,190,998

69.2

Brent

32,980,527

49,499,574

0

50,986,686

0

80.0

Brentwood

11,014,688

0

9,465,177

0

9,749,539

75.5

Brighton & Hove

56,330,233

0

1,105,768

0

1,138,989

72.4

Bristol

99,387,186

0

4,133,952

0

4,258,148

71.6

Broadland

11,086,390

0

8,401,008

0

8,653,399

66.8

Bromley

26,860,703

9,068,354

0

9,340,794

0

77.2

Bromsgrove

9,347,483

0

7,716,788

0

7,948,623

69.4

Broxbourne

14,910,536

0

12,712,098

0

13,094,006

78.2

Broxtowe

10,194,136

0

7,488,276

0

7,713,246

69.3

Buckinghamshire

14,875,205

26,688,650

0

27,490,455

0

N/A

Burnley

9,626,303

0

5,643,829

0

5,813,386

64.5

Bury

23,502,506

10,125,084

0

10,429,271

0

68.8

Calderdale

26,752,001

12,683,857

0

13,064,917

0

66.3

Cambridge

38,786,942

0

34,797,664

0

35,843,088

77.8

Cambridgeshire

23,386,224

37,681,866

0

38,813,939

0

N/A

Camden

177,333,495

0

91,897,120

0

94,657,977

76.6

Cannock Chase

11,692,916

0

8,848,758

0

9,114,601

70.6

Canterbury

19,837,010

0

15,459,646

0

15,924,099

70.0

Carlisle

14,852,256

0

11,737,641

0

12,090,274

68.7

Castle Point

5,721,145

0

3,607,582

0

3,715,964

71.0

Central Bedfordshire

36,488,737

0

6,443,333

0

6,636,910

72.3

Charnwood

18,363,781

0

14,354,909

0

14,786,173

72.0

Chelmsford

28,872,441

0

25,689,694

0

26,461,487

73.6

Cheltenham

20,625,721

0

17,972,189

0

18,512,126

70.7

Cherwell

30,715,890

0

27,149,598

0

27,965,251

74.8

Cheshire East

62,744,785

0

23,021,416

0

23,713,046

69.6

Cheshire West & Chester

66,247,613

0

16,796,752

0

17,301,376

70.7

Chesterfield

13,857,873

0

10,707,451

0

11,029,134

69.8

Chichester

18,287,292

0

16,184,312

0

16,670,536

70.3

Chiltern

8,381,965

0

6,987,510

0

7,197,436

73.8

Chorley

8,819,699

0

6,073,147

0

6,255,602

66.6

Christchurch

7,247,154

0

6,317,515

0

6,507,311

72.1

City of London

272,126,874

0

256,555,726

0

264,263,409

70.9

Colchester

22,754,773

0

18,714,011

0

19,276,235

72.8

Copeland

13,348,750

0

10,993,684

0

11,323,966

65.9

Corby

11,580,833

0

9,606,142

0

9,894,739

69.4

Cornwall

78,905,633

25,814,363

0

26,589,902

0

65.4

Cotswold

12,479,830

0

10,725,731

0

11,047,963

70.3

Coventry

54,629,900

20,885,510

0

21,512,972

0

69.9

Craven

6,992,223

0

5,604,931

0

5,773,319

66.0

Crawley

43,177,709

0

39,775,698

0

40,970,676

78.6

Croydon

37,216,293

31,931,228

0

32,890,535

0

76.0

Cumbria

17,776,760

65,196,607

0

67,155,304

0

N/A

Dacorum

24,203,410

0

21,385,804

0

22,028,296

74.4

Darlington

14,577,207

6,814,753

0

7,019,488

0

68.2

Dartford

30,304,775

0

27,768,477

0

28,602,723

71.6

Daventry

13,866,393

0

11,888,591

0

12,245,759

69.7

Derby

38,445,576

15,457,714

0

15,922,108

0

70.7

Derbyshire

16,793,591

88,616,327

0

91,278,621

0

N/A

Derbyshire Dales

7,716,825

0

6,152,499

0

6,337,338

67.4

Devon

20,542,542

75,319,709

0

77,582,533

0

N/A

Doncaster

38,766,845

32,549,472

0

33,527,353

0

67.3

Dorset

10,769,367

26,676,781

0

27,478,229

0

N/A

Dover

14,918,415

0

11,458,420

0

11,802,664

66.8

Dudley

42,891,805

21,429,840

0

22,073,654

0

67.8

Durham

50,915,363

67,967,039

0

70,008,967

0

66.3

Ealing

42,590,024

29,415,831

0

30,299,568

0

78.3

East Cambridgeshire

7,171,198

0

4,868,185

0

5,014,440

72.3

East Devon

12,236,442

0

9,745,521

0

10,038,305

67.7

East Dorset

8,750,303

0

7,460,412

0

7,684,545

72.8

East Hampshire

12,125,334

0

10,354,981

0

10,666,075

72.8

East Hertfordshire

17,345,567

0

14,804,964

0

15,249,748

73.5

East Lindsey

12,666,161

0

6,921,915

0

7,129,869

65.9

East Northamptonshire

7,479,660

0

5,229,114

0

5,386,212

67.4

East Riding of Yorkshire

36,150,468

13,558,518

0

13,965,856

0

67.3

East Staffordshire

20,649,995

0

17,662,268

0

18,192,894

70.6

East Sussex

11,478,405

58,621,822

0

60,382,993

0

N/A

Eastbourne

13,766,482

0

10,355,824

0

10,666,943

71.8

Eastleigh

21,330,820

0

18,918,068

0

19,486,422

75.0

Eden

8,017,547

0

6,415,367

0

6,608,103

64.7

Elmbridge

23,754,386

0

21,580,029

0

22,228,356

78.2

Enfield

32,395,992

36,863,483

0

37,970,970

0

77.2

Epping Forest

13,271,035

0

10,161,002

0

10,466,268

74.7

Epsom and Ewell

9,674,041

0

8,348,210

0

8,599,015

76.9

Erewash

9,181,024

0

6,076,735

0

6,259,298

69.2

Essex

40,844,980

124,109,918

0

127,838,542

0

N/A

Exeter

27,711,439

0

23,854,535

0

24,571,195

73.7

Fareham

15,893,003

0

14,091,935

0

14,515,298

74.2

Fenland

9,085,711

0

5,628,647

0

5,797,748

68.1

Forest Heath

9,143,693

0

7,272,128

0

7,490,604

72.1

Forest of Dean

4,903,573

0

2,482,826

0

2,557,418

63.2

Fylde

9,372,856

0

7,565,517

0

7,792,807

67.8

Gateshead

40,262,935

14,339,677

0

14,770,483

0

69.4

Gedling

8,361,827

0

5,488,835

0

5,653,735

70.9

Gloucester

18,710,024

0

15,250,490

0

15,708,659

70.1

Gloucestershire

20,108,752

50,649,625

0

52,171,288

0

N/A

Gosport

5,587,486

0

3,248,212

0

3,345,798

68.8

Gravesham

8,674,835

0

5,906,092

0

6,083,528

72.2

Great Yarmouth

11,433,241

0

7,846,553

0

8,082,287

67.1

Greenwich

21,238,127

56,727,430

0

58,431,687

0

73.5

Guildford

32,472,485

0

29,737,627

0

30,631,032

74.6

Hackney

35,963,584

67,729,615

0

69,764,410

0

78.1

Halton

21,658,271

12,057,919

0

12,420,174

0

69.9

Hambleton

10,425,732

0

8,476,169

0

8,730,818

68.6

Hammersmith and Fulham

72,986,329

0

15,221,118

0

15,678,405

78.4

Hampshire

42,852,458

69,448,628

0

71,535,068

0

N/A

Harborough

14,395,863

0

12,742,381

0

13,125,199

72.1

Haringey

22,018,187

54,548,930

0

56,187,739

0

77.5

Harlow

17,645,177

0

14,733,204

0

15,175,832

77.1

Harrogate

23,894,127

0

20,399,079

0

21,011,926

69.1

Harrow

15,924,489

21,127,193

0

21,761,915

0

77.8

Hart

12,155,340

0

10,864,685

0

11,191,092

76.7

Hartlepool

16,777,464

9,829,308

0

10,124,609

0

66.6

Hastings

8,859,530

0

5,292,606

0

5,451,612

66.9

Havant

12,203,523

0

9,077,097

0

9,349,800

70.7

Havering

22,985,127

9,287,182

0

9,566,196

0

76.5

Herefordshire

21,673,908

8,808,340

0

9,072,968

0

66.8

Hertfordshire

46,460,125

69,397,904

0

71,482,819

0

N/A

Hertsmere

17,186,943

0

14,644,236

0

15,084,192

76.2

High Peak

9,913,539

0

7,702,406

0

7,933,809

68.2

Hillingdon

94,215,692

0

50,117,304

0

51,622,974

77.0

Hinckley and Bosworth

11,434,566

0

9,007,651

0

9,278,267

69.4

Horsham

16,056,639

0

14,140,215

0

14,565,029

72.3

Hounslow

51,392,551

0

5,351,748

0

5,512,531

75.7

Huntingdonshire

21,590,851

0

17,310,390

0

17,830,445

72.8

Hyndburn

7,069,211

0

3,706,620

0

3,817,977

65.1

Ipswich

20,088,908

0

16,019,830

0

16,501,112

71.1

Isle of Wight

18,319,811

12,283,080

0

12,652,100

0

67.1

Isles of Scilly

879,173

544,423

0

560,779

0

64.9

Islington

77,002,855

2,612,931

0

2,691,431

0

80.9

Kensington and Chelsea

99,365,422

0

50,122,941

0

51,628,781

80.6

Kent

46,197,422

129,274,419

0

133,158,200

0

N/A

Kettering

10,414,277

0

8,056,878

0

8,298,930

70.3

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

15,777,264

0

10,649,185

0

10,969,118

67.4

Kingston upon Hull

38,928,576

37,257,744

0

38,377,075

0

69.0

Kingston upon Thames

24,638,382

0

4,032,594

0

4,153,745

76.2

Kirklees

50,307,757

26,903,178

0

27,711,428

0

66.5

Knowsley

19,630,996

38,630,695

0

39,791,274

0

70.3

Lambeth

44,614,709

59,537,560

0

61,326,242

0

77.0

Lancashire

29,304,911

147,643,257

0

152,078,891

0

N/A

Lancaster

23,655,694

0

18,298,318

0

18,848,053

66.1

Leeds

161,365,603

0

13,408,813

0

13,811,653

71.1

Leicester

51,705,830

42,919,697

0

44,209,130

0

70.1

Leicestershire

20,104,558

37,678,158

0

38,810,120

0

N/A

Lewes

9,383,354

0

7,288,817

0

7,507,795

69.8

Lewisham

18,656,505

70,204,090

0

72,313,226

0

76.1

Lichfield

12,839,579

0

10,862,812

0

11,189,163

73.0

Lincoln

15,789,896

0

12,227,949

0

12,595,312

71.9

Lincolnshire

18,828,346

85,264,203

0

87,825,788

0

N/A

Liverpool

92,021,160

72,999,607

0

75,192,729

0

67.8

Luton

31,963,313

13,548,613

0

13,955,653

0

73.5

Maidstone

21,103,879

0

18,059,630

0

18,602,194

72.6

Maldon

5,041,969

0

3,610,830

0

3,719,310

69.8

Malvern Hills

6,358,024

0

4,650,562

0

4,790,278

66.8

Manchester

152,128,858

14,816,288

0

15,261,413

0

69.9

Mansfield

10,382,655

0

6,897,439

0

7,104,658

69.0

Medway

40,828,298

4,197,377

0

4,323,479

0

72.9

Melton

5,286,351

0

4,046,519

0

4,168,089

70.6

Mendip

12,488,510

0

9,774,294

0

10,067,942

68.7

Merton

24,678,884

8,903,695

0

9,171,188

0

74.9

Mid Devon

5,830,514

0

3,763,794

0

3,876,870

67.1

Mid Suffolk

8,476,276

0

6,352,477

0

6,543,324

66.8

Mid Sussex

16,979,596

0

14,978,997

0

15,429,009

73.9

Middlesbrough

17,480,998

25,493,669

0

26,259,574

0

69.6

Milton Keynes

70,157,823

0

26,760,251

0

27,564,207

74.7

Mole Valley

16,334,629

0

15,133,479

0

15,588,133

72.5

New Forest

25,747,753

0

22,014,712

0

22,676,098

71.6

Newark and Sherwood

14,069,515

0

10,634,995

0

10,954,502

68.8

Newcastle upon Tyne

68,022,704

16,391,337

0

16,883,780

0

71.2

Newcastle-upon-Lyme

12,231,989

0

8,743,042

0

9,005,709

68.1

Newham

34,307,931

69,790,808

0

71,887,527

0

76.0

Norfolk

25,327,967

119,438,855

0

123,027,147

0

N/A

North Devon

12,131,044

0

9,338,085

0

9,618,629

65.7

North Dorset

5,759,009

0

4,209,418

0

4,335,881

68.8

North East Derbyshire

5,659,394

0

3,042,777

0

3,134,190

67.1

North East Lincolnshire

28,454,570

8,649,569

0

8,909,428

0

67.2

North Hertfordshire

14,662,003

0

12,116,325

0

12,480,334

72.9

North Kesteven

8,990,699

0

6,082,897

0

6,265,645

67.4

North Lincolnshire

34,476,575

0

3,499,241

0

3,604,368

67.3

North Norfolk

10,475,797

0

7,463,863

0

7,688,099

63.8

North Somerset

27,204,499

2,476,661

0

2,551,067

0

70.7

North Tyneside

25,958,065

19,148,980

0

19,724,271

0

69.8

North Warwickshire

16,124,969

0

14,330,397

0

14,760,924

69.6

North West Leicestershire

19,257,083

0

17,012,423

0

17,523,525

68.4

North Yorkshire

18,372,525

44,865,655

0

46,213,551

0

N/A

Northampton

35,500,029

0

29,120,131

0

29,994,984

71.4

Northamptonshire

24,154,480

61,777,715

0

63,633,698

0

N/A

Northumberland

38,643,260

25,713,800

0

26,486,317

0

67.0

Norwich

30,343,548

0

24,752,872

0

25,496,520

72.1

Nottingham

63,498,336

26,693,277

0

27,495,221

0

69.0

Nottinghamshire

18,293,939

83,402,941

0

85,908,609

0

N/A

Nuneaton and Bedworth

12,239,470

0

8,791,889

0

9,056,023

72.0

Oadby and Wigston

4,952,798

0

3,512,520

0

3,618,046

73.3

Oldham

26,421,230

34,086,142

0

35,110,189

0

67.3

Oxford

34,232,923

0

28,387,074

0

29,239,905

77.3

Oxfordshire

29,332,273

37,864,989

0

39,002,563

0

N/A

Pendle

6,966,660

0

3,164,521

0

3,259,593

62.4

Peterborough

41,533,578

0

2,300,729

0

2,369,850

73.3

Plymouth

40,622,639

13,854,365

0

14,270,591

0

71.1

Poole

29,111,964

0

12,908,644

0

13,296,458

72.9

Portsmouth

38,819,513

6,492,654

0

6,687,712

0

72.3

Preston

22,135,453

0

16,943,536

0

17,452,569

68.7

Purbeck

7,177,512

0

6,098,216

0

6,281,424

65.6

Reading

56,110,792

0

27,445,736

0

28,270,286

74.7

Redbridge

18,110,632

31,795,264

0

32,750,487

0

77.8

Redcar and Cleveland

19,913,162

13,758,116

0

14,171,450

0

65.1

Redditch

12,518,182

0

10,457,713

0

10,771,893

71.2

Reigate and Banstead

20,433,048

0

18,205,251

0

18,752,189

73.3

Ribble Valley

5,291,124

0

4,026,300

0

4,147,262

67.4

Richmond upon Thames

25,710,037

0

4,629,067

0

4,768,138

79.1

Richmondshire

5,010,707

0

3,605,934

0

3,714,267

65.1

Rochdale

27,251,175

30,048,703

0

30,951,453

0

66.7

Rochford

6,440,450

0

4,817,571

0

4,962,304

72.1

Rossendale

4,569,487

0

2,534,068

0

2,610,199

64.3

Rother

7,000,436

0

4,782,121

0

4,925,790

67.1

Rotherham

32,484,214

27,469,913

0

28,295,189

0

67.4

Rugby

14,649,448

0

12,394,756

0

12,767,130

72.2

Runnymede

20,313,977

0

18,583,052

0

19,141,341

75.2

Rushcliffe

9,853,292

0

7,626,650

0

7,855,777

69.7

Rushmoor

17,475,229

0

15,251,749

0

15,709,956

75.9

Rutland

5,130,579

0

970,709

0

999,871

68.4

Ryedale

6,873,128

0

5,342,859

0

5,503,374

68.8

Salford

35,980,210

31,848,966

0

32,805,802

0

68.6

Sandwell

43,625,635

51,405,652

0

52,950,028

0

68.7

Scarborough

13,807,633

0

9,805,012

0

10,099,583

64.6

Sedgemoor

13,552,305

0

10,234,400

0

10,541,871

68.9

Sefton

32,775,064

27,869,948

0

28,707,242

0

68.8

Selby

14,875,302

0

12,579,168

0

12,957,083

69.9

Sevenoaks

13,919,489

0

11,767,629

0

12,121,163

72.2

Sheffield

94,835,496

40,363,790

0

41,576,436

0

69.2

Shepway

9,279,873

0

5,794,166

0

5,968,240

67.5

Shropshire

38,333,903

9,367,872

0

9,649,310

0

69.0

Slough

46,670,705

0

18,391,834

0

18,944,378

79.9

Solihull

48,253,112

0

20,037,904

0

20,639,901

74.1

Somerset

14,187,017

49,598,291

0

51,088,369

0

N/A

South Buckinghamshire

11,789,026

0

10,756,462

0

11,079,617

75.0

South Cambridgeshire

27,202,897

0

24,730,801

0

25,473,787

71.6

South Derbyshire

8,549,557

0

6,192,659

0

6,378,704

70.7

South Gloucestershire

60,570,235

0

25,395,116

0

26,158,059

70.4

South Hampshire

12,506,413

0

10,705,583

0

11,027,210

65.6

South Holland

8,627,686

0

5,503,209

0

5,668,542

67.2

South Kesteven

15,776,734

0

12,350,133

0

12,721,167

72.1

South Lakeland

16,443,327

0

14,342,923

0

14,773,827

65.0

South Norfolk

10,529,451

0

7,614,436

0

7,843,195

68.5

South Northamptonshire

7,924,000

0

6,162,901

0

6,348,052

69.5

South Oxfordshire

17,738,894

0

15,306,270

0

15,766,115

72.7

South Ribble

11,835,514

0

9,644,242

0

9,933,983

68.8

South Somerset

16,371,792

0

12,947,088

0

13,336,057

68.5

South Staffordshire

7,699,392

0

5,506,820

0

5,672,261

68.3

South Tyneside

13,563,101

32,626,574

0

33,606,772

0

67.7

Southampton

47,371,514

4,322,362

0

4,452,218

0

72.8

Southend-on-Sea

21,251,270

11,709,155

0

12,060,932

0

69.7

Southwark

74,723,802

33,482,619

0

34,488,534

0

78.2

Spelthorne

16,786,928

0

14,985,619

0

15,435,830

74.8

St Albans

24,156,858

0

21,798,788

0

22,453,688

76.9

St Edmundsbury

17,003,602

0

14,650,590

0

15,090,736

73.7

St Helens

21,651,514

21,512,339

0

22,158,632

0

69.1

Stafford

16,398,206

0

13,760,569

0

14,173,976

72.1

Staffordshire

22,712,712

71,787,259

0

73,943,958

0

N/A

Staffordshire Moorlands

7,496,826

0

5,047,827

0

5,199,478

67.3

Stevenage

16,811,286

0

14,408,969

0

14,841,856

75.8

Stockport

38,845,747

5,901,103

0

6,078,389

0

68.2

Stockton-on-Tees

34,798,183

2,248,461

0

2,316,011

0

69.0

Stoke-on-Trent

39,231,770

28,817,129

0

29,682,879

0

68.3

Stratford-on-Avon

20,251,732

0

17,944,695

0

18,483,806

70.1

Stroud

9,757,125

0

7,450,319

0

7,674,148

68.0

Suffolk

22,681,800

73,230,879

0

75,430,948

0

N/A

Suffolk Coastal

16,465,641

0

13,775,259

0

14,189,108

65.7

Sunderland

39,358,561

40,832,135

0

42,058,852

0

69.0

Surrey

48,592,093

58,916,271

0

60,686,288

0

N/A

Surrey Heath

13,210,460

0

11,745,797

0

12,098,675

74.9

Sutton

15,844,742

18,164,209

0

18,709,915

0

75.1

Swale

14,977,164

0

10,970,582

0

11,300,170

70.7

Swindon

46,300,017

0

16,144,923

0

16,629,963

73.5

Tameside

24,912,138

27,662,892

0

28,493,966

0

65.8

Tamworth

11,901,535

0

9,717,679

0

10,009,627

73.1

Tandridge

8,788,349

0

7,425,686

0

7,648,776

70.8

Taunton Deane

14,937,151

0

12,408,117

0

12,780,893

69.7

Teignbridge

11,711,123

0

8,541,768

0

8,798,387

67.2

Telford and the Wrekin

31,715,577

4,462,881

0

4,596,959

0

71.4

Tendring

9,875,236

0

5,150,869

0

5,305,616

66.3

Test Valley

18,240,271

0

16,016,470

0

16,497,651

72.0

Tewkesbury

13,883,454

0

12,159,316

0

12,524,617

71.2

Thanet

12,722,083

0

8,002,451

0

8,242,868

66.3

Three Rivers

10,015,641

0

8,152,762

0

8,397,695

79.3

Thurrock

52,073,587

0

21,062,572

0

21,695,353

72.9

Tonbridge and Malling

22,050,492

0

19,900,960

0

20,498,843

73.3

Torbay

16,329,701

14,058,850

0

14,481,219

0

67.1

Torridge

4,480,999

0

2,257,892

0

2,325,726

63.3

Tower Hamlets

109,774,109

0

5,627,462

0

5,796,527

73.8

Trafford

69,422,643

0

35,412,924

0

36,476,832

71.9

Tunbridge Wells

19,647,567

0

17,429,926

0

17,953,572

73.0

Uttlesford

15,880,963

0

14,431,339

0

14,864,899

72.5

Vale of White Horse

21,612,363

0

19,399,053

0

19,981,858

71.1

Wakefield

53,707,776

13,656,597

0

14,066,881

0

69.9

Walsall

34,487,788

35,329,822

0

36,391,233

0

68.6

Waltham Forest

20,281,345

45,235,175

0

46,594,172

0

76.9

Wandsworth

34,479,956

34,543,111

0

35,580,887

0

78.3

Warrington

45,170,663

0

15,912,395

0

16,390,450

71.8

Warwick

24,732,009

0

21,513,089

0

22,159,405

72.3

Warwickshire

21,999,308

37,857,885

0

38,995,246

0

N/A

Watford

24,840,628

0

22,189,262

0

22,855,892

75.5

Waveney

10,726,669

0

6,950,043

0

7,158,843

64.6

Waverley

15,320,114

0

13,449,909

0

13,853,984

74.8

Wealden

12,011,226

0

9,253,631

0

9,531,637

69.4

Wellingborough

9,836,701

0

7,576,310

0

7,803,925

69.7

Welwyn Hatfield

21,726,417

0

19,008,006

0

19,579,062

75.2

West Berkshire

37,315,228

0

20,411,435

0

21,024,654

75.1

West Devon

4,556,041

0

3,017,068

0

3,107,710

67.9

West Dorset

12,477,335

0

9,747,040

0

10,039,869

68.9

West Lancashire

11,218,639

0

8,123,116

0

8,367,158

70.1

West Lindsey

6,168,463

0

3,345,667

0

3,446,180

66.1

West Oxfordshire

13,243,301

0

11,239,156

0

11,576,813

72.3

West Somerset

5,893,327

0

4,770,161

0

4,913,471

65.2

West Sussex

31,251,849

42,763,554

0

44,048,296

0

N/A

Westminster

628,493,162

0

544,087,977

0

560,433,968

78.2

Weymouth and Portland

6,453,078

0

4,548,720

0

4,685,377

67.4

Wigan

35,443,403

30,481,441

0

31,397,193

0

68.0

Wiltshire

67,422,815

0

13,361,528

0

13,762,947

70.2

Winchester

21,160,572

0

19,078,006

0

19,651,165

73.2

Windsor and Maidenhead

40,648,891

0

28,762,957

0

29,627,080

77.0

Wirral

30,491,427

45,581,563

0

46,950,966

0

68.0

Woking

17,324,557

0

15,331,100

0

15,791,690

77.5

Wokingham

31,362,505

0

18,175,019

0

18,721,050

73.9

Wolverhampton

34,934,763

39,470,562

0

40,656,373

0

69.3

Worcester

14,926,774

0

12,484,548

0

12,859,621

72.7

Worcestershire

15,470,615

43,819,245

0

45,135,703

0

N/A

Worthing

12,066,074

0

9,551,586

0

9,838,543

70.5

Wychavon

14,983,808

0

12,506,953

0

12,882,699

67.9

Wycombe

26,687,996

0

23,563,068

0

24,270,972

75.0

Wyre

9,569,131

0

6,385,329

0

6,577,163

67.2

Wyre Forest

10,574,241

0

7,919,057

0

8,156,969

68.4

York

44,929,484

0

20,130,604

0

20,735,386

74.0

The fire and rescue authority for the area of—

Avon

4,455,737

5,730,282

0

5,902,436

0

N/A

Bedfordshire

1,962,744

3,586,266

0

3,694,008

0

N/A

Berkshire

4,833,326

1,822,522

0

1,877,275

0

N/A

Buckinghamshire

3,083,704

1,721,604

0

1,773,326

0

N/A

Cambridgeshire

3,447,251

2,263,842

0

2,331,855

0

N/A

Cheshire

3,996,587

4,846,317

0

4,991,915

0

N/A

Cleveland

1,803,002

6,942,750

0

7,151,330

0

N/A

Derbyshire

2,650,470

5,738,619

0

5,911,023

0

N/A

Devon and Somerset

5,019,861

9,856,583

0

10,152,704

0

N/A

Dorset and Wiltshire

4,741,937

5,020,590

0

5,171,424

0

N/A

Durham

1,337,150

5,314,759

0

5,474,430

0

N/A

East Sussex

2,422,086

4,828,079

0

4,973,129

0

N/A

Essex

6,034,064

9,392,687

0

9,674,871

0

N/A

Greater Manchester

9,654,763

20,263,157

0

20,871,921

0

N/A

Hampshire

6,520,162

7,083,594

0

7,296,406

0

N/A

Hereford & Worcester

2,162,295

3,149,262

0

3,243,875

0

N/A

Humberside

2,817,853

9,120,563

0

9,394,571

0

N/A

Kent

5,966,405

7,951,147

0

8,190,022

0

N/A

Lancashire

4,096,150

10,548,312

0

10,865,214

0

N/A

Leicestershire

3,395,759

5,016,161

0

5,166,861

0

N/A

Merseyside

4,012,404

14,791,957

0

15,236,351

0

N/A

North Yorkshire

2,958,535

2,789,155

0

2,872,949

0

N/A

Nottinghamshire

3,333,343

6,795,774

0

6,999,939

0

N/A

Shropshire

1,431,390

2,230,736

0

2,297,754

0

N/A

South Yorkshire

3,850,828

10,787,015

0

11,111,088

0

N/A

Staffordshire

3,324,290

5,658,377

0

5,828,371

0

N/A

Tyne and Wear

3,817,827

10,699,372

0

11,020,813

0

N/A

West Midlands

9,194,955

22,306,248

0

22,976,393

0

N/A

West Yorkshire

7,297,592

15,802,449

0

16,277,201

0

N/A

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/452) (“the Rates Retention Regulations”) and the Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/737) (“the Levy and Safety Net Regulations”) to provide for:

a

changes to the administration of the rates retention scheme to give effect to the Government’s decision to create, from 1st April 2018, further pilot areas in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Kent, Leeds, Lincolnshire, London, Solent, Suffolk and Surrey (“100% pilot areas”) in which authorities will retain 100% of locally raised rates;

b

changes to the conditions for case A and case B hereditaments in respect of qualifying relief for deductions from central share payments; and

c

revised figures to be used in the calculation of levy and safety net payments for the years beginning on 1st April 2017 and 1st April 2018.

Amendments to the Rates Retention Regulations

Regulation 3 amends regulation 3 of the Rates Retention Regulations to require billing authorities in 100% pilot areas to estimate amounts specified in Schedule 2 and to notify the Secretary of State and any relevant precepting authority of those amounts.

Regulation 4 amends regulation 4 of those Regulations to provide that billing authorities in 100% pilot areas are not required to make deductions from the central share payment they make to the Secretary of State.

Regulation 5 amends regulation 5 of those Regulations to change the relevant precepting authority shares in respect of particular precepting authorities to reflect tier splits agreed by the 100% pilot areas.

Regulation 6 amends regulation 9 of those Regulations to bring forward the date by which billing authorities must make end of year calculations and notify the Secretary of State of the amounts calculated.

Regulation 7 amends Schedule 2 to those Regulations to change the conditions to be satisfied by case A and case B hereditaments in respect of deductions to be made from central share payments.

Regulation 8 consequentially amends Schedule 3 to those Regulations to reflect the changes in percentage shares for billing authorities in 100% pilot areas.

Regulation 9 consequentially amends Schedule 4 to those Regulations to provide that the distribution of surpluses and deficits in the Collection Fund reflects the changes to the central and local shares in the 100% pilot areas.

Regulation 10 inserts the100% pilot areas into Schedule 5 to those Regulations.

Amendments to the Levy and Safety Net Regulations

Regulation 12 amends regulation 2 of the Levy and Safety Net Regulations to amend the definition of “business rates baseline”.

Regulation 13 amends regulation 5 of those Regulations to provide the business rates baseline for authorities for the year commencing on 1st April 2017.

Regulation 14 amends regulation 6 of those Regulations to provide that authorities in 100% pilot areas are to have a levy rate of zero. It also provides for the calculation of levy rates for all other authorities for years commencing on or after 1st April 2017.

Regulation 15 amends Schedule 1 to those Regulations to change the calculation of “retained rates income” for billing authorities in 100% pilot areas, with the effect that safety net payments for such authorities continue to be calculated as if the authorities were still operating under the 50% rates retention scheme (as agreed with the authorities as part of their pilot agreements). The calculation of “retained rates income” is also changed for all other authorities to take account of the adjustments of top-ups and tariffs following the 2017 revaluation and changes to small business rate relief made in the 2016 Autumn Statement.

Regulation 16 consequentially amends Schedule 3 to those Regulations to list the authorities in the 100% pilot areas.

Regulation 17 inserts Schedule 4 to those Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument because it amends an existing local tax regime. Publication of a full impact assessment is not necessary for such legislation.