2024 No. 324

Rating And Valuation, England

The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 6, 9, 10, 22, 25 and 37 of Schedule 7B to, the Local Government Finance Act 19881.

A draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 143(9D)2 of that Act.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024.

2

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

3

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

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

1

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

2

In regulation 2(1)—

a

in the definition of “small business non-domestic rating multiplier”, for “determined under Part 1 of” substitute “calculated by the Secretary of State under”;

b

in the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—

  • Hartlepool MDC Order” means the Hartlepool Development Corporation (Functions) Order 20234;

  • Middlesbrough MDC Order” means the Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Functions) Order 20235;

  • non-domestic rating multiplier” in relation to a year means the non-domestic rating multiplier for the year calculated by the Secretary of State under Schedule 7 to the 1988 Act;

  • small business hereditament” means a hereditament for which on 1st April 2023 a rateable value of less than £51,000 is shown on a local non-domestic rating list;

  • standard hereditament” means a hereditament for which on 1st April 2023 a rateable value greater than £50,999 is shown on a local non-domestic rating list.

3

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

a

after paragraph (2), insert—

2A

Where a billing authority has received an MDC payment for the year, it must make a payment for the year to each of its relevant precepting authorities of the amount that is that authority’s share of the MDC payment.

b

in paragraph (4), for “payment” substitute “payments”;

c

after paragraph (4), insert—

5

In this regulation, an “MDC payment” means a payment from a Mayoral development corporation6 made in accordance with Part 4 of the Middlesbrough MDC Order or Part 4 of the Hartlepool MDC Order.

4

After regulation 12 (reconciliation of amounts where authority has failed to act diligently), insert—

Reconciliation of MDC payments12A

1

This regulation applies to an authority in relation to which there is a deficit or a surplus.

2

Any deficit or surplus shall belong to or be borne by the billing authority and any relevant precepting authorities in accordance with the shares set out in regulation 5.

3

A relevant precepting authority must pay its share of a surplus to the billing authority.

4

A billing authority must pay to the relevant precepting authority that authority’s share of the deficit.

5

Any payments under this regulation must be made before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the certification date.

6

In this regulation—

  • certification date” means the date on which the billing authority’s certified non-domestic rating income for the relevant year is certified under regulation 9;

  • “deficit” and “surplus” have the meanings given in article 2 of the Middlesbrough MDC Order or article 2 of the Hartlepool MDC Order (as the case may be).

5

In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 (non-domestic rating income)—

a

in paragraph (a), for “Part 1” substitute “Part A17;

b

after paragraph (b)(ii), insert—

iia

for a financial year beginning on or after 1st April 2024 is determined by the formula—

X1×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • where—

    X1 is the value of X for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

  • E is the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 20133

1

The Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 20138 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “business rates baseline”—

i

in sub-paragraph (c), in the second place it occurs, omit “and” ;

ii

in sub-paragraph (d), for “a year commencing on or after 1st April 2021” substitute “the year commencing on 1st April 2021 or 2022”;

iii

after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

e

for the year commencing on 1st April 2023, the amount specified with respect to an authority by regulation 5 and Schedule 7;

b

in the definition of “small business non-domestic rating multiplier”, for “determined under Part 1 of” substitute “calculated by the Secretary of State under”;

c

in the appropriate places, insert the following definitions—

  • non-domestic rating multiplier” in relation to a year means the non-domestic rating multiplier for the year calculated by the Secretary of State under Schedule 7 to the 1988 Act;

  • small business hereditament” means a hereditament for which on 1st April 2023 a rateable value of less than £51,000 is shown on a local non-domestic rating list;

  • standard hereditament” means a hereditament for which on 1st April 2023 a rateable value greater than £50,999 is shown on a local non-domestic rating list.

3

In regulation 4(1) (meaning of retained rates income for purposes of levy and safety net calculations), after “Schedule 1B”, insert “, Schedule 6A”.

4

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

a

after paragraph (1C), insert—

1D

For the year commencing on 1st April 2023, the business rates baseline of an authority listed in column A of the table in Schedule 7 is the amount specified with respect to that authority in column D of that table.

b

in paragraph (3)—

i

in sub-paragraph (a), for the words from “and the years” to “(b),” substitute “, 1st April 2018, 1st April 2019, 1st April 2020, 1st April 2021 and 1st April 2022”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (b)—

aa

in the definition of A, for “year immediately preceding the relevant” substitute “preceding”;

bb

in the definition of B1, for “year.” substitute “year;”;

iii

after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

c

the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024 is the amount calculated in accordance with the formula—

A×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • A is the baseline funding level for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is—

    1. i

      in the case of a billing authority, the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

    2. ii

      in the case of a major precepting authority, the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown on 1st April 2023 in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to that authority;

  • E is—

    1. i

      in the case of a billing authority, the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

    2. ii

      in the case of a major precepting authority, the sum of the total rateable value of all standard hereditaments shown on 1st April 2023 in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to that authority on 1st April 2023.

c

in paragraph 4(a)—

i

in paragraph (ii), omit “and”;

ii

after paragraph (ii), insert—

iii

for the year commencing on 1st April 2023, 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 2023; and

5

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

a

in paragraph (2B), in the definitions of E and F, for “1st April 2017” substitute “the day on which the current lists were compiled”;

b

in paragraph (2F)—

i

omit “or after”;

ii

after “2019” insert “, 1st April 2020, 1st April 2021 or 1st April 2022”;

c

in paragraph (2I), for the words from “or after” to “that table” substitute “1st April 2021 or 1st April 2022”;

d

after paragraph (3), insert—

4

In this regulation, “current lists” means the local non-domestic rating lists compiled in accordance with section 41(1) of the 1988 Act and in force for the relevant year.

6

In Schedule 1 (calculation of retained rates income)—

a

in paragraph 1(1) (calculation for billing authorities)—

i

for the formula which appears immediately after the opening words substitute—

KL±N-M-O±S±T±U±V±W±Y±Z±Z1±P-Qmath
ii

in the definition of P—

aa

in paragraph (a), for “or (h)” substitute “, (h) or (i)”;

bb

for paragraph (h) substitute—

h

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column B of the table in Schedule 7;

i

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula—

A×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • A is P for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

  • E is the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

iii

in the definition of Q—

aa

in paragraph (a), for “or (h)” substitute “, (h) or (i)”;

bb

for paragraph (h) substitute—

h

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column C of the table in Schedule 7;

i

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula—

A×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • A is Q for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

  • E is the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the authority’s list on 1st April 2023;

iv

in the definition of U, omit “and”;

v

after the definition of U, insert—

  • V is—

    1. a

      for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4E);

    2. b

      for any other year, zero;

  • W is—

    1. a

      for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4F);

    2. b

      for any other year, zero;

vi

in the definition of Y, in paragraph (d), for “that table.” substitute “that table;”;

vii

after the definition of Y, insert—

  • Z is—

    1. a

      for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4G);

    2. b

      for any other year, zero;

  • Z1 is—

    1. a

      for the year beginning on 1st April 2022, the amount specified for the authority in column B of Schedule 6A;

    2. b

      for a year beginning on or after 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column E of Schedule 7;

    3. c

      for any other year, zero.

b

after paragraph 1(4D), insert—

4E

The amount calculated in accordance with this sub-paragraph is the amount which is the difference between—

a

i

the total of the amounts credited to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not credited in a previous year; less

ii

the total of the amounts charged to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not charged in a previous year; and

b

the amount that would have been calculated under paragraph (a) if for paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 4ZA to the 1988 Act9 there were substituted—

2

“A” is the rateable value shown for the day under section 42(4) as regards the hereditament.

4F

The amount calculated in accordance with this sub-paragraph is 50% of the amount which is the difference between—

a

i

the total of the amounts credited to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not credited in a previous year; less

ii

the total of the amounts charged to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not charged in a previous year; and

b

the amount that would have been calculated under paragraph (a) if paragraph 8 of Schedule 4ZA to the 1988 Act (rural rate relief) were omitted.

4G

The amount calculated in accordance with this sub-paragraph is the amount which is the difference between—

a

i

the total of the amounts credited to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not credited in a previous year; less

ii

the total of the amounts charged to the billing authority’s collection fund income and expenditure account in the relevant year in accordance with proper practices in respect of non-domestic rates payable under sections 43 and 45 of the 1988 Act in respect of—

aa

a day in that year, and

bb

a day in a previous year where the amount was not charged in a previous year; and

b

the amount that would have been calculated under paragraph (a) if paragraph 6 of Schedule 4ZA to the 1988 Act (heat networks rate relief) were omitted.

c

in paragraph 2 (calculation for major precepting authorities)—

i

for the formula which appears immediately after the opening words substitute—

SR±U±V±Z±W±Y±Z1±P-Qmath
ii

in the definition of S, in paragraph (iiia), for “or after 1st April 2017” substitute “1st April 2017, 1st April 2018, 1st April 2019, 1st April 2020 or 1st April 2021”;

iii

in the definition of P—

aa

in paragraph (a), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d), (e) or (f)”;

bb

after paragraph (d), insert—

e

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column B of the table in Schedule 7;

f

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula—

A×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • A is P for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to the authority on 1st April 2023;

  • E is the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to the authority on 1st April 2023;

iv

in the definition of Q—

aa

in paragraph (a), for “or (d)” substitute “, (d), (e) or (f)”;

bb

after paragraph (d), insert—

e

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column C of the table in Schedule 7;

f

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula—

A×D×B2±E×C2D×B1±E×C1math

where—

  • A is Q for the preceding year;

  • B2 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • B1 is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • C2 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the relevant year;

  • C1 is the non-domestic rating multiplier for the preceding year;

  • D is the sum of the total rateable value of all small business hereditaments shown in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to the authority on 1st April 2023;

  • E is the sum of the total rateable value of standard hereditaments shown in the lists of all billing authorities in relation to the authority on 1st April 2023;

v

in the definition of W, after paragraph (d), insert—

e

for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024, the sum of the amounts of relief awarded under section 47 of the 1988 Act by all the billing authorities required to make payments to the major precepting authority for the relevant year under Part 4 of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act, where the relief has been awarded in accordance with the following guidance issued by the Secretary of State—

i

“Business Rates Relief: 2023 Supporting Small Business Relief, local authority guidance” published on 21 December 202210, or

ii

“Business Rates Relief: 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Scheme” published on 15 December 202311;

vi

in the definition of Y, after “S” insert “, V, W and Z”;

vii

in the definition of Z, for “1988 Act.” substitute “1988 Act;”;

viii

after the definition of Z, insert—

  • Z1 is—

    1. a

      for the year beginning on 1st April 2022, the amount specified for the authority in column B of Schedule 6A;

    2. b

      for a year beginning on or after 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column E of Schedule 7.

7

After Schedule 6 (table of authorities, business rates baselines, baseline funding levels and values of A and Y), insert Schedule 6A which is set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

8

For Schedule 7 (table of authorities, values for P and Q) substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Simon HoareParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 3(7)

SCHEDULE 6ATable of Authorities, Value of Z1 for the year commencing on 1st April 2022

Regulation 4 and Schedule 1

Column A

Column B

The council for the local government area of—

Value of Z1 for the year commencing on 1st April 2022 (£)

Adur

10,249

Amber Valley

18,636

Arun

21,850

Ashfield

22,343

Ashford

30,511

Avon Combined Fire Authority

6,845

Babergh

14,868

Barking and Dagenham

25,046

Barnet

48,492

Barnsley

39,624

Basildon

40,923

Basingstoke and Deane

39,168

Bassetlaw

24,815

Bath and North East Somerset

95,829

Bedford

48,386

Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority

3,199

Berkshire Combined Fire Authority

6,977

Bexley

31,611

Birmingham

620,403

Blaby

25,583

Blackburn with Darwen

32,517

Blackpool

33,884

Bolsover

14,751

Bolton

128,211

Boston

11,774

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

99,455

Bracknell Forest

36,599

Bradford

102,590

Braintree

25,461

Breckland

20,372

Brent

52,465

Brentwood

14,784

Brighton and Hove

82,917

Bristol

278,503

Broadland

17,796

Bromley

39,621

Bromsgrove

15,675

Broxbourne

19,856

Broxtowe

15,901

Buckinghamshire

126,234

Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority

4,959

Burnley

16,917

Bury

71,130

Calderdale

43,269

Cambridge

69,074

Cambridgeshire

40,850

Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority

5,889

Camden

256,102

Cannock Chase

20,357

Canterbury

33,015

Castle Point

9,318

Central Bedfordshire

64,505

Charnwood

29,637

Chelmsford

42,895

Cheltenham

30,047

Cherwell

52,591

Cheshire Combined Fire Authority

6,148

Cheshire East

96,448

Cheshire West and Chester

104,297

Chesterfield

22,545

Chichester

28,285

Chorley

15,043

City of London

425,665

Cleveland Combined Fire Authority

2,599

Colchester

36,443

Cornwall

272,159

Cotswold

20,225

Coventry

172,767

Crawley

57,740

Croydon

50,580

Cumberland

74,052

Cumbria Fire Authority

2,833

Dacorum

34,605

Darlington

23,774

Dartford

46,930

Derby

61,530

Derbyshire

28,200

Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority

4,389

Derbyshire Dales

13,134

Devon

34,175

Devon and Somerset Combined Fire Authority

8,147

Doncaster

70,040

Dorset

79,203

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority

7,307

Dover

24,346

Dudley

126,273

Durham

88,141

Durham Combined Fire Authority

2,284

Ealing

61,716

East Cambridgeshire

13,390

East Devon

23,889

East Hampshire

19,218

East Hertfordshire

25,939

East Lindsey

24,196

East Riding of Yorkshire

71,887

East Staffordshire

31,377

East Suffolk

53,007

East Sussex

18,896

East Sussex Combined Fire Authority

3,792

Eastbourne

20,462

Eastleigh

29,683

Elmbridge

33,447

Enfield

46,237

Epping Forest

21,452

Epsom and Ewell

14,082

Erewash

14,728

Essex

62,385

Essex PCC-Fire

9,222

Exeter

41,358

Fareham

22,662

Fenland

14,959

Folkestone and Hythe

16,285

Forest of Dean

9,174

Fylde

14,482

Gateshead

58,281

Gedling

13,647

Gloucester

28,771

Gloucestershire

31,577

Gosport

9,601

Gravesham

14,801

Great Yarmouth

17,686

Greater London Authority

4,048,432

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

15,332

Greenwich

40,974

Guildford

45,968

Hackney

67,899

Halton

70,587

Hammersmith and Fulham

94,727

Hampshire

64,054

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority

10,349

Harborough

26,607

Haringey

30,866

Harlow

23,524

Harrow

22,319

Hart

15,638

Hartlepool

21,677

Hastings

13,569

Havant

18,723

Havering

33,517

Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire Authority

3,514

Herefordshire

36,989

Hertfordshire

66,650

Hertsmere

26,384

High Peak

16,050

Hillingdon

132,669

Hinckley and Bosworth

20,618

Horsham

25,742

Hounslow

73,290

Humberside Combined Fire Authority

4,711

Huntingdonshire

33,979

Hyndburn

13,150

Ipswich

30,357

Isle of Wight

30,440

Isles of Scilly

1,317

Islington

118,665

Kensington and Chelsea

126,374

Kent

75,118

Kent Combined Fire Authority

9,608

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

27,563

Kingston upon Hull

61,984

Kingston upon Thames

33,529

Kirklees

76,848

Knowsley

58,691

Lambeth

72,306

Lancashire

47,503

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

6,633

Lancaster

35,600

Leeds

248,827

Leicester

81,037

Leicestershire

35,674

Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority

5,801

Lewes

15,919

Lewisham

27,097

Lichfield

20,016

Lincoln

24,826

Lincolnshire

31,767

Liverpool

294,183

Luton

43,852

Maidstone

33,175

Maldon

9,060

Malvern Hills

10,653

Manchester

492,717

Mansfield

16,720

Medway

61,834

Melton

8,837

Merseyside Fire and CD Authority

6,327

Merton

34,518

Mid Devon

10,470

Mid Suffolk

15,551

Mid Sussex

27,877

Middlesbrough

27,475

Milton Keynes

116,733

Mole Valley

22,383

New Forest

38,236

Newark and Sherwood

23,786

Newcastle upon Tyne

97,309

Newcastle-under-Lyme

20,141

Newham

68,582

Norfolk

41,399

North Devon

20,893

North East Derbyshire

10,565

North East Lincolnshire

41,373

North Hertfordshire

22,724

North Kesteven

16,771

North Lincolnshire

55,601

North Norfolk

18,994

North Northamptonshire

91,962

North Somerset

44,755

North Tyneside

40,970

North Warwickshire

27,456

North West Leicestershire

39,644

North Yorkshire

157,705

North Yorkshire PCC-FRA

4,624

Northamptonshire PCC-FRA

4,376

Northumberland

66,402

Norwich

43,015

Nottingham

93,650

Nottinghamshire

30,071

Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority

5,252

Nuneaton and Bedworth

19,424

Oadby and Wigston

7,624

Oldham

84,469

Oxford

61,532

Oxfordshire

49,584

Pendle

11,640

Peterborough

66,146

Plymouth

62,361

Portsmouth

57,372

Preston

33,118

Reading

83,729

Redbridge

25,221

Redcar and Cleveland

26,368

Redditch

18,223

Reigate and Banstead

28,592

Ribble Valley

9,717

Richmond upon Thames

36,455

Rochdale

94,921

Rochford

10,746

Rossendale

8,061

Rother

12,564

Rotherham

52,086

Rugby

28,762

Runnymede

29,595

Rushcliffe

16,436

Rushmoor

26,061

Rutland

9,013

Salford

135,442

Sandwell

142,345

Sefton

99,304

Sevenoaks

21,150

Sheffield

145,752

Shropshire

64,079

Shropshire Combined Fire Authority

2,300

Slough

61,790

Solihull

147,500

Somerset

124,838

South Cambridgeshire

50,152

South Derbyshire

14,924

South Gloucestershire

183,232

South Hams

19,684

South Holland

13,641

South Kesteven

24,817

South Norfolk

20,168

South Oxfordshire

26,754

South Ribble

20,005

South Staffordshire

15,797

South Tyneside

21,053

South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority

6,276

Southampton

70,552

Southend-on-Sea

32,467

Southwark

125,935

Spelthorne

25,053

St Albans

32,969

St. Helens

72,874

Stafford

27,135

Staffordshire

37,266

Staffordshire Moorlands

12,569

Staffordshire PCC-FRA

5,435

Stevenage

23,748

Stockport

120,355

Stockton-on-Tees

51,812

Stoke-on-Trent

63,428

Stratford-on-Avon

33,380

Stroud

18,468

Suffolk

38,769

Sunderland

61,494

Surrey

69,834

Surrey Heath

18,762

Sutton

24,441

Swale

30,350

Swindon

72,244

Tameside

81,780

Tamworth

18,232

Tandridge

13,036

Teignbridge

19,147

Telford and Wrekin

48,597

Tendring

17,861

Test Valley

30,847

Tewkesbury

19,622

Thanet

22,217

Three Rivers

16,214

Thurrock

79,772

Tonbridge and Malling

31,069

Torbay

25,922

Torridge

9,134

Tower Hamlets

168,526

Trafford

195,013

Tunbridge Wells

30,011

Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority

5,696

Uttlesford

24,798

Vale of White Horse

34,680

Wakefield

90,865

Walsall

98,684

Waltham Forest

27,875

Wandsworth

51,737

Warrington

65,548

Warwick

38,869

Warwickshire

36,973

Watford

31,738

Waverley

22,970

Wealden

21,467

Welwyn Hatfield

32,424

West Berkshire

55,982

West Devon

7,314

West Lancashire

17,931

West Lindsey

11,044

West Midlands Fire Authority

14,301

West Northamptonshire

122,476

West of England Combined Authority

29,658

West Oxfordshire

22,778

West Suffolk

41,293

West Sussex

47,213

West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority

11,478

Westminster

807,452

Westmorland and Furness

64,763

Wigan

113,856

Wiltshire

107,163

Winchester

34,844

Windsor and Maidenhead

55,526

Wirral

101,304

Woking

25,448

Wokingham

48,260

Wolverhampton

107,842

Worcester

23,439

Worcestershire

24,833

Worthing

17,110

Wychavon

25,812

Wyre

15,461

Wyre Forest

16,567

York

68,855

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 3(8)

SCHEDULE 7Table of Authorities, Values for the year commencing on 1st April 2023

Regulations 4, 5 and Schedule 1

Column A

Column B

Column C

Column D

Column E

The council for the local government area of—

Value of P for the year commencing on 1st April 2023 (£)

Value of Q for the year commencing on 1st April 2023 (£)

Business rates baseline for the year commencing on 1st April 2023 (£)

Value of Z1 for the year commencing on 1st April 2023 (£)

Adur

0

5,886,196

7,719,480

10,911

Amber Valley

0

10,360,545

13,703,470

19,421

Arun

0

9,726,719

13,532,700

21,982

Ashfield

0

11,284,697

15,315,304

23,297

Ashford

0

16,320,213

19,305,528

29,925

Avon Combined Fire Authority

6,271,165

0

5,044,356

6,938

Babergh

0

7,819,032

10,037,763

15,150

Barking and Dagenham

36,759,775

0

23,098,271

28,955

Barnet

21,862,867

0

39,065,817

46,240

Barnsley

32,379,468

0

26,685,783

41,197

Basildon

0

28,170,558

34,085,389

43,825

Basingstoke and Deane

0

30,382,022

33,548,418

41,244

Bassetlaw

0

13,704,366

17,912,390

25,093

Bath and North East Somerset

0

10,097,415

34,672,574

93,998

Bedford

0

1,734,493

35,076,509

53,030

Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority

3,684,977

0

2,479,349

3,568

Berkshire Combined Fire Authority

1,854,560

0

5,539,339

7,306

Bexley

14,290,871

0

23,732,548

35,109

Birmingham

157,052,169

0

214,565,283

629,024

Blaby

0

13,961,526

16,275,225

24,061

Blackburn with Darwen

25,217,750

0

21,016,187

32,904

Blackpool

27,212,957

0

22,901,451

30,681

Bolsover

0

6,751,926

9,787,847

15,376

Bolton

27,224,353

0

43,484,602

127,648

Boston

0

5,200,540

8,004,669

11,543

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

0

21,229,964

78,183,093

101,737

Bracknell Forest

0

4,254,234

21,716,018

36,652

Bradford

75,668,497

0

68,800,405

98,654

Braintree

0

16,367,850

19,985,267

28,238

Breckland

0

9,871,557

13,979,140

21,583

Brent

50,245,858

0

41,380,259

57,902

Brentwood

0

10,941,769

12,663,102

15,082

Brighton and Hove

1,580,128

0

59,768,041

80,375

Bristol

0

8,215,098

114,030,729

288,324

Broadland

0

9,659,443

12,642,601

18,199

Bromley

10,963,461

0

28,949,681

38,222

Bromsgrove

0

9,396,054

11,207,573

16,613

Broxbourne

0

15,650,123

18,092,341

22,172

Broxtowe

0

7,946,720

10,952,626

15,295

Buckinghamshire

0

44,108,583

100,580,958

138,870

Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority

1,519,073

0

3,819,084

5,406

Burnley

0

6,621,251

11,045,332

17,408

Bury

11,692,014

0

25,664,456

69,366

Calderdale

13,947,565

0

29,861,238

43,111

Cambridge

0

40,338,554

44,770,194

71,611

Cambridgeshire

39,120,547

0

28,719,234

44,279

Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority

2,163,938

0

4,180,445

6,319

Camden

0

91,475,234

186,385,439

242,778

Cannock Chase

0

9,872,345

13,031,884

20,057

Canterbury

0

17,106,588

21,969,348

32,008

Castle Point

0

4,236,703

6,584,633

9,521

Central Bedfordshire

0

15,270,360

48,647,424

74,092

Charnwood

0

16,017,112

20,470,517

29,592

Chelmsford

0

29,285,318

32,820,993

43,546

Cheltenham

0

20,896,337

23,844,113

31,135

Cherwell

0

32,835,446

36,797,195

54,366

Cheshire Combined Fire Authority

5,302,260

0

4,521,211

6,158

Cheshire East

0

27,641,751

71,769,947

97,691

Cheshire West and Chester

0

18,669,037

73,603,382

101,156

Chesterfield

0

11,643,228

15,142,992

21,935

Chichester

0

18,101,252

20,437,427

27,931

Chorley

0

7,560,591

10,611,701

15,910

City of London

0

269,684,647

286,982,441

404,543

Cleveland Combined Fire Authority

7,750,977

0

1,964,569

2,554

Colchester

0

20,347,877

24,836,708

36,040

Cornwall

28,729,088

0

87,603,051

270,932

Cotswold

0

12,908,167

14,856,773

21,310

Coventry

21,664,173

0

62,224,956

175,383

Crawley

0

46,978,255

50,757,507

61,186

Croydon

36,170,303

0

40,644,817

50,717

Cumberland

11,476,705

0

51,461,223

72,393

Cumbria Fire Authority

3,923,065

0

1,937,235

2,774

Dacorum

0

29,333,958

32,464,001

41,245

Darlington

8,101,244

0

15,662,817

22,978

Dartford

0

27,399,900

30,217,442

42,185

Derby

18,705,295

0

41,175,198

59,130

Derbyshire

97,996,439

0

19,102,126

28,400

Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority

6,356,900

0

2,962,435

4,362

Derbyshire Dales

0

6,567,836

8,305,627

12,622

Devon

83,441,759

0

23,050,422

34,403

Devon and Somerset Combined Fire Authority

10,887,414

0

5,638,643

8,174

Doncaster

34,170,637

0

45,053,771

72,405

Dorset

0

12,414,448

58,384,275

81,371

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority

5,327,867

0

5,517,203

7,557

Dover

0

15,277,266

19,120,931

26,820

Dudley

24,864,847

0

46,589,267

122,367

Durham

75,762,939

0

56,302,040

86,229

Durham Combined Fire Authority

5,919,966

0

1,469,557

2,229

Ealing

25,182,620

0

54,807,788

69,433

East Cambridgeshire

0

6,409,166

8,967,553

14,461

East Devon

0

11,520,099

14,287,232

24,786

East Hampshire

0

12,658,493

14,625,155

20,400

East Hertfordshire

0

18,913,687

21,736,012

29,142

East Lindsey

0

7,816,937

14,198,149

24,332

East Riding of Yorkshire

13,013,238

0

42,207,857

73,455

East Staffordshire

0

20,557,717

23,876,745

32,291

East Suffolk

0

23,707,532

30,891,652

53,761

East Sussex

64,906,050

0

12,967,419

19,003

East Sussex Combined Fire Authority

5,394,619

0

2,659,500

3,752

Eastbourne

0

10,438,349

14,227,207

18,889

Eastleigh

0

21,907,335

24,587,631

30,523

Elmbridge

0

23,782,103

26,197,570

33,555

Enfield

36,488,357

0

40,451,132

51,462

Epping Forest

0

12,526,708

15,981,605

22,871

Epsom and Ewell

0

8,924,993

10,397,842

13,497

Erewash

0

6,601,406

10,049,921

14,308

Essex

135,311,977

0

47,934,364

65,353

Essex PCC-Fire

10,091,986

0

7,045,400

9,594

Exeter

0

25,257,946

29,542,532

40,054

Fareham

0

16,832,266

18,833,051

23,665

Fenland

0

7,243,731

11,084,141

15,904

Folkestone and Hythe

0

6,754,369

10,626,598

16,378

Forest of Dean

0

3,759,963

6,449,140

10,558

Fylde

0

8,509,760

10,517,510

14,328

Gateshead

21,214,218

0

39,443,144

52,710

Gedling

0

6,278,935

9,470,506

13,662

Gloucester

0

17,351,704

21,194,857

29,183

Gloucestershire

54,680,777

0

23,923,823

33,633

Gosport

0

4,175,844

6,774,515

10,310

Gravesham

0

7,222,256

10,298,018

15,713

Great Yarmouth

0

8,579,518

12,563,925

17,096

Greater London Authority

0

539,739,302

1,660,198,032

3,904,092

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

22,094,279

0

11,141,165

15,534

Greenwich

62,268,197

0

24,342,770

41,756

Guildford

0

32,512,491

35,550,611

45,623

Hackney

69,606,598

0

45,584,885

73,545

Halton

11,920,046

0

25,534,850

74,044

Hammersmith and Fulham

0

11,955,703

76,126,357

86,771

Hampshire

73,545,243

0

51,208,635

67,894

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority

8,991,437

0

8,039,931

10,758

Harborough

0

16,894,676

18,731,509

29,220

Haringey

59,735,597

0

25,321,860

32,898

Harlow

0

17,247,160

20,482,035

24,341

Harrow

23,238,520

0

17,921,732

22,614

Hart

0

12,656,473

14,090,245

16,342

Hartlepool

11,965,752

0

17,591,380

20,112

Hastings

0

6,016,303

9,978,755

13,489

Havant

0

10,167,199

13,640,307

18,586

Havering

8,734,605

0

27,116,301

34,870

Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire Authority

3,399,494

0

2,501,048

3,609

Herefordshire

9,032,291

0

24,830,058

37,526

Hertfordshire

67,513,722

0

61,191,519

78,442

Hertsmere

0

24,370,395

27,195,056

36,647

High Peak

0

8,834,577

11,290,896

16,199

Hillingdon

0

53,137,410

102,125,760

129,970

Hinckley and Bosworth

0

11,399,777

14,095,807

22,240

Horsham

0

16,953,004

19,081,935

27,217

Hounslow

0

9,182,825

60,328,979

76,838

Humberside Combined Fire Authority

10,159,145

0

3,103,092

4,627

Huntingdonshire

0

21,393,288

26,148,399

36,500

Hyndburn

0

4,838,969

8,574,430

13,891

Ipswich

0

17,355,884

21,876,173

29,406

Isle of Wight

12,209,734

0

19,867,511

29,806

Isles of Scilly

668,255

0

941,466

1,222

Islington

9,705,220

0

78,738,965

108,052

Kensington and Chelsea

0

40,448,831

95,151,690

104,011

Kent

140,865,025

0

54,064,457

76,944

Kent Combined Fire Authority

8,497,089

0

6,963,746

9,843

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk

0

11,940,298

17,637,016

27,616

Kingston upon Hull

43,441,700

0

41,192,733

58,518

Kingston upon Thames

0

3,521,651

26,412,364

31,865

Kirklees

30,553,748

0

55,218,918

76,539

Knowsley

42,697,127

0

22,025,059

63,612

Lambeth

67,202,037

0

48,499,422

70,632

Lancashire

162,567,915

0

34,001,601

48,749

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

11,597,168

0

4,671,182

6,714

Lancaster

0

20,435,957

26,387,400

35,046

Leeds

0

10,125,661

174,489,016

242,520

Leicester

50,111,026

0

55,007,294

78,691

Leicestershire

40,384,768

0

23,805,331

37,124

Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority

5,460,787

0

3,883,910

5,919

Lewes

0

8,812,198

11,138,992

16,763

Lewisham

79,696,506

0

19,017,622

26,910

Lichfield

0

12,801,214

14,997,179

20,937

Lincoln

0

12,135,384

16,092,307

22,644

Lincolnshire

95,087,069

0

20,548,047

31,117

Liverpool

82,243,755

0

101,075,761

284,847

Luton

12,767,238

0

37,791,393

47,715

Maidstone

0

21,618,916

25,000,735

34,517

Maldon

0

4,542,254

6,132,089

9,658

Malvern Hills

0

5,251,159

7,147,957

10,642

Manchester

5,858,726

0

179,598,558

499,916

Mansfield

0

7,145,550

11,017,234

15,694

Medway

3,159,362

0

46,859,100

63,381

Melton

0

4,582,650

5,959,963

8,901

Merseyside Fire and CD Authority

16,453,603

0

4,435,928

6,248

Merton

6,656,863

0

30,649,605

38,186

Mid Devon

0

4,733,116

7,029,010

11,085

Mid Suffolk

0

8,216,212

10,575,514

16,757

Mid Sussex

0

18,100,317

20,322,758

29,468

Middlesbrough

29,322,188

0

18,417,835

25,775

Milton Keynes

0

38,380,439

86,590,261

126,008

Mole Valley

0

17,681,155

19,015,497

22,927

New Forest

0

27,086,809

31,233,797

40,695

Newark and Sherwood

0

12,029,880

15,845,244

23,804

Newcastle upon Tyne

24,403,238

0

69,371,269

85,974

Newcastle-under-Lyme

0

10,683,225

14,559,052

21,101

Newham

73,565,403

0

42,076,589

72,797

Norfolk

133,043,146

0

27,776,514

40,803

North Devon

0

10,193,988

13,296,651

20,528

North East Derbyshire

0

3,663,058

6,569,826

10,773

North East Lincolnshire

10,964,108

0

30,254,418

39,816

North Hertfordshire

0

15,061,206

17,889,168

24,528

North Kesteven

0

7,182,492

10,412,733

17,544

North Lincolnshire

0

4,061,454

38,473,789

54,948

North Norfolk

0

8,263,612

11,609,532

18,892

North Northamptonshire

0

3,805,815

62,711,987

102,117

North Somerset

1,177,813

0

31,794,617

46,167

North Tyneside

20,695,372

0

29,413,482

41,132

North Warwickshire

0

20,218,840

22,212,407

32,043

North West Leicestershire

0

22,549,822

25,043,387

43,632

North Yorkshire

0

22,456,594

110,554,288

154,986

North Yorkshire PCC-FRA

3,223,952

0

3,161,085

4,427

Northamptonshire PCC-FRA

2,536,513

0

3,065,812

4,798

Northumberland

27,475,434

0

44,018,022

66,994

Norwich

0

24,435,551

30,646,164

39,266

Nottingham

35,891,794

0

64,300,946

88,722

Nottinghamshire

92,292,759

0

20,681,039

30,102

Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority

7,641,209

0

3,611,101

5,155

Nuneaton and Bedworth

0

10,759,535

14,589,410

20,385

Oadby and Wigston

0

3,704,151

5,304,139

7,351

Oldham

37,883,133

0

29,333,753

85,003

Oxford

0

30,373,064

36,867,144

60,258

Oxfordshire

40,117,301

0

34,531,300

51,622

Pendle

0

4,133,827

8,357,575

12,405

Peterborough

0

4,591,798

48,175,081

68,578

Plymouth

15,491,285

0

45,026,541

61,173

Portsmouth

6,422,055

0

43,914,667

59,027

Preston

0

17,748,093

23,515,729

31,744

Reading

0

32,565,789

64,409,443

87,032

Redbridge

34,035,001

0

21,404,837

26,766

Redcar and Cleveland

13,851,937

0

23,553,066

28,194

Redditch

0

12,422,716

14,711,666

19,080

Reigate and Banstead

0

20,907,588

23,382,420

29,059

Ribble Valley

0

5,085,433

6,490,511

10,341

Richmond upon Thames

0

5,233,879

28,652,466

35,992

Rochdale

30,176,440

0

33,477,280

101,733

Rochford

0

6,219,290

8,022,126

11,643

Rossendale

0

3,348,523

5,609,644

8,658

Rother

0

5,463,347

7,927,645

12,632

Rotherham

30,088,725

0

36,513,568

52,418

Rugby

0

15,369,972

17,874,681

29,922

Runnymede

0

21,306,465

23,229,329

30,952

Rushcliffe

0

9,044,874

11,518,423

16,942

Rushmoor

0

20,223,203

22,693,239

29,911

Rutland

0

1,301,533

5,922,681

9,231

Salford

29,676,916

0

45,673,670

147,033

Sandwell

53,400,649

0

52,168,424

151,293

Sefton

31,855,694

0

35,514,094

96,019

Sevenoaks

0

14,743,129

17,133,604

22,656

Sheffield

52,212,644

0

97,978,558

136,114

Shropshire

10,544,851

0

42,446,456

63,219

Shropshire Combined Fire Authority

2,478,150

0

1,590,060

2,283

Slough

0

25,431,892

56,846,538

67,881

Solihull

0

21,404,427

52,748,350

144,800

Somerset

0

2,803,967

88,224,925

126,971

South Cambridgeshire

0

33,893,417

36,639,638

58,319

South Derbyshire

0

7,507,732

10,125,981

15,587

South Gloucestershire

0

27,930,046

67,005,647

181,297

South Hams

0

11,983,368

13,983,887

19,657

South Holland

0

6,040,709

9,511,651

13,532

South Kesteven

0

13,176,978

16,983,546

23,746

South Norfolk

0

8,743,950

11,982,204

20,560

South Oxfordshire

0

18,118,441

20,820,813

27,831

South Ribble

0

12,223,931

14,658,188

21,591

South Staffordshire

0

7,203,129

9,638,830

17,233

South Tyneside

36,711,344

0

14,600,190

20,163

South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority

12,056,231

0

4,204,767

6,166

Southampton

5,807,767

0

51,618,316

68,659

Southend-on-Sea

12,734,922

0

23,880,403

32,534

Southwark

32,531,512

0

87,673,653

130,254

Spelthorne

0

18,388,957

20,390,009

27,142

St Albans

0

27,900,939

30,520,489

36,925

St. Helens

22,430,254

0

25,519,933

74,907

Stafford

0

15,967,317

18,897,435

27,426

Staffordshire

78,766,515

0

26,212,326

38,053

Staffordshire Moorlands

0

5,519,932

8,240,495

12,330

Staffordshire PCC-FRA

6,213,485

0

3,765,247

5,487

Stevenage

0

18,241,286

20,909,991

26,105

Stockport

4,261,534

0

45,447,184

124,398

Stockton-on-Tees

3,870,693

0

37,283,962

51,073

Stoke-on-Trent

33,682,240

0

41,912,435

61,702

Stratford-on-Avon

0

20,202,302

22,765,160

33,080

Stroud

0

10,258,546

12,821,148

21,131

Suffolk

80,671,437

0

25,876,764

39,313

Sunderland

47,411,904

0

41,670,941

58,268

Surrey

63,980,293

0

55,449,410

71,543

Surrey Heath

0

14,134,283

15,761,359

19,989

Sutton

18,257,370

0

19,522,751

26,807

Swale

0

15,815,358

20,266,220

34,189

Swindon

0

19,526,138

53,025,057

72,843

Tameside

29,806,875

0

28,598,071

82,038

Tamworth

0

10,651,153

13,077,171

17,750

Tandridge

0

8,705,185

10,218,951

13,490

Teignbridge

0

10,063,954

13,584,751

19,861

Telford and Wrekin

4,808,211

0

35,381,988

48,640

Tendring

0

6,626,949

11,875,189

18,902

Test Valley

0

20,824,636

23,295,029

34,887

Tewkesbury

0

14,443,332

16,358,655

21,214

Thanet

0

9,546,910

14,789,891

22,437

Three Rivers

0

15,427,770

17,497,219

24,043

Thurrock

0

25,933,284

60,383,035

81,777

Tonbridge and Malling

0

25,884,156

28,272,043

34,919

Torbay

15,904,175

0

17,854,088

25,059

Torridge

0

2,854,412

5,324,035

9,544

Tower Hamlets

1,780,937

0

113,914,276

157,927

Trafford

0

37,328,533

75,109,507

186,386

Tunbridge Wells

0

20,290,278

22,753,827

30,226

Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority

12,157,829

0

3,969,147

5,270

Uttlesford

0

18,012,514

19,622,883

26,791

Vale of White Horse

0

25,832,044

28,290,783

39,925

Wakefield

14,635,212

0

60,199,031

91,342

Walsall

39,097,138

0

38,462,375

103,822

Waltham Forest

50,045,862

0

22,735,624

29,778

Wandsworth

37,391,934

0

39,284,931

52,330

Warrington

0

18,213,390

50,716,035

66,267

Warwick

0

25,263,520

28,839,378

40,424

Warwickshire

39,994,609

0

26,500,001

38,964

Watford

0

25,206,562

28,151,932

32,908

Waverley

0

15,037,777

17,115,364

22,930

Wealden

0

11,327,813

14,391,190

22,684

Welwyn Hatfield

0

27,342,875

30,362,723

40,052

West Berkshire

0

27,631,456

46,409,668

61,843

West Devon

0

3,489,177

5,198,803

7,386

West Lancashire

0

10,226,485

13,665,264

19,143

West Lindsey

0

3,834,953

6,970,763

11,128

West Midlands Fire Authority

24,621,941

0

10,372,353

14,538

West Northamptonshire

0

35,522,986

87,539,952

132,996

West of England Combined Authority

0

0

0

29,980

West Oxfordshire

0

13,780,045

16,006,424

24,106

West Suffolk

0

25,348,920

30,041,950

42,178

West Sussex

46,056,933

0

36,165,856

48,795

West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority

17,731,404

0

7,930,143

11,269

Westminster

0

559,932,146

653,696,815

728,551

Westmorland and Furness

0

2,372,797

42,976,993

63,535

Wigan

34,269,093

0

38,965,995

114,353

Wiltshire

0

20,277,586

80,333,596

114,353

Winchester

0

21,912,181

24,225,678

35,189

Windsor and Maidenhead

0

31,205,070

44,409,006

53,316

Wirral

51,167,292

0

33,341,245

99,147

Woking

0

18,610,727

20,825,234

27,008

Wokingham

0

22,954,054

37,603,867

51,290

Wolverhampton

41,500,640

0

41,155,309

112,607

Worcester

0

13,413,823

16,126,861

22,698

Worcestershire

47,920,576

0

17,943,791

25,587

Worthing

0

10,062,052

12,855,365

16,485

Wychavon

0

15,824,819

18,576,325

27,887

Wyre

0

8,041,283

11,578,128

16,199

Wyre Forest

0

9,063,521

12,013,131

16,801

York

0

17,016,679

44,565,446

61,922

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make various amendments to the system for the local retention of non-domestic rates (“NDR”) established by Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (the “1988 Act”).

The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/452) (the “Rates Retention Regulations”) make provision about payments by billing authorities (the authorities which bill for non-domestic rates, such as district and unitary councils) to major precepting authorities (authorities, such as county councils, fire and rescue authorities and police and crime commissioners, that impose their own share of a council tax bill). The Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Development Corporations now have the power to exercise functions under section 47 of the 1988 Act and, in doing so, may have to make a payment to billing authorities to compensate them for lost NDR income. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Rates Retention Regulations so that major precepting authorities receive a share of any payment. Regulation 2 also makes amendments consequential on the Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 (c. 53) (the “2023 Act”).

The Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/737) (the “L&SN Regulations”) prescribe ‘business rates baselines’ (“BRBs”) and thresholds for the purposes of calculating levy and safety net payments. Regulation 3 amends the L&SN Regulations to adjust the BRBs and thresholds following the 2023 revaluation of the rateable values of non-domestic properties across England. The calculation of levy and safety net payments also uses authorities’ retained rates income. Schedule 1 to the L&SN Regulations provides for how this is to be calculated. Regulation 3 amends Schedule 1 in consequence of the 2023 Act and to reflect new guidance on discretionary relief issued by the Secretary of State.

Copies of the guidance are available online, as indicated in the footnotes to these Regulations. Hard copies of the guidance can be obtained free of charge by writing to the Local Government Finance Team, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 2 Marsham Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 4DF.

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.