2024 No. 324
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—
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—
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—
- 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;
- 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—
- 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;
- 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—
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—
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—
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—
- a
for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4E);
- b
for any other year, zero;
W is—
- a
for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4F);
- 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—
- a
for the years commencing on or after 1st April 2024, the amount calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (4G);
- b
for any other year, zero;
Z1 is—
- a
for the year beginning on 1st April 2022, the amount specified for the authority in column B of Schedule 6A;
- b
for a year beginning on or after 1st April 2023, the amount specified for the authority in column E of Schedule 7;
- 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—
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—
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—
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—
- a
for the year beginning on 1st April 2022, the amount specified for the authority in column B of Schedule 6A;
- 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
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 6ATable of Authorities, Value of Z1 for the year commencing on 1st April 2022
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
SCHEDULE 7Table of Authorities, Values for the year commencing on 1st April 2023
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
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