Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(3) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Local Government
Made
2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.
In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that schedule(2), a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2.—(1) The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020(3) is amended as follows.
(2) For schedule 1 substitute—
Articles 2 and 3
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Amount of revenue support grant | Amount of non‑domestic rate income |
| £m | £m | |
| Aberdeen City | 179.078 | 164.415 |
| Aberdeenshire | 360.169 | 80.112 |
| Angus | 195.142 | 17.768 |
| Argyll & Bute | 178.194 | 23.284 |
| Clackmannanshire | 87.954 | 10.757 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 262.971 | 35.659 |
| Dundee City | 271.867 | 32.888 |
| East Ayrshire | 220.935 | 17.651 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 179.785 | 15.238 |
| East Lothian | 162.241 | 18.274 |
| East Renfrewshire | 178.164 | 9.961 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 522.928 | 238.922 |
| Eilean Siar | 91.717 | 5.562 |
| Falkirk | 246.424 | 46.281 |
| Fife | 561.068 | 111.709 |
| Glasgow City | 1,038.423 | 238.445 |
| Highland | 381.701 | 92.297 |
| Inverclyde | 157.048 | 13.118 |
| Midlothian | 148.414 | 19.587 |
| Moray | 136.847 | 29.008 |
| North Ayrshire | 259.363 | 25.017 |
| North Lanarkshire | 571.301 | 71.360 |
| Orkney Islands | 64.742 | 7.019 |
| Perth & Kinross | 224.312 | 37.876 |
| Renfrewshire | 250.147 | 73.841 |
| Scottish Borders | 192.217 | 23.388 |
| Shetland Islands | 66.322 | 17.182 |
| South Ayrshire | 181.840 | 28.601 |
| South Lanarkshire | 359.608 | 226.179 |
| Stirling | 146.090 | 28.626 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 138.736 | 55.963 |
| West Lothian | 280.048 | 52.042 |
| Scotland Total | 8,295.796 | 1,868.030” |
Name
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
Date
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order substitutes schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020, which determines the amount of revenue support grant payable (column 2) to each local authority in Scotland (column 1), in respect of the financial year 2020-2021. Although a new schedule is substituted, no changes are made in relation to the amounts of non-domestic rate income distributed (column 3).
1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent in paragraph 2(2) of schedule 12 was removed by section 55 of that Act.
Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).