Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 102

Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020

Made

26th March 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 M1 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 M2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Marginal Citations

M11992 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 was removed by section 55 of that Act.

M2Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

Citation and commencementS

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

Revenue support grant for 2020-2021S

F12.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2Art. 2 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2020-2021S

3.—(1) The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 is £1,868,030,000.

(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

(3) The amount of non‑domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Commencement Information

I3Art. 3 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

Revenue support grant for 2019-2020S

4.—(1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

(2) The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Commencement Information

I4Art. 4 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

RevocationsS

5.  Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 M3 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2019-2020) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I5Art. 5 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

Marginal Citations

BEN MACPHERSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

Articles 2 and 3

[F2SCHEDULE 1SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2020-2021

Textual Amendments

Column 1F3...Column 3
Local AuthorityF3...Amount of non-domestic rate income
F3...£m
Aberdeen CityF3. . .164.415
AberdeenshireF3. . .80.112
AngusF3. . .17.768
Argyll & ButeF3. . .23.284
ClackmannanshireF3. . .10.757
Dumfries & GallowayF3. . .35.659
Dundee CityF3. . .32.888
East AyrshireF3. . .17.651
East DunbartonshireF3. . .15.238
East LothianF3. . .18.274
East RenfrewshireF3. . .9.961
Edinburgh, City ofF3. . .238.922
Eilean SiarF3. . .5.562
FalkirkF3. . .46.281
FifeF3. . .111.709
Glasgow CityF3. . .238.445
HighlandF3. . .92.297
InverclydeF3. . .13.118
MidlothianF3. . .19.587
MorayF3. . .29.008
North AyrshireF3. . .25.017
North LanarkshireF3. . .71.360
Orkney IslandsF3. . .7.019
Perth & KinrossF3. . .37.876
RenfrewshireF3. . .73.841
Scottish BordersF3. . .23.388
Shetland IslandsF3. . .17.182
South AyrshireF3. . .28.601
South LanarkshireF3. . .226.179
StirlingF3. . .28.626
West DunbartonshireF3. . .55.963
West LothianF3. . .52.042
Scotland TotalF3. . .1,868.030]

Textual Amendments

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2019-2020

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 2 in force at 27.3.2020, see art. 1

Column 1Column 2
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City72.248
Aberdeenshire298.681
Angus178.011
Argyll & Bute160.249
Clackmannanshire78.101
Dumfries & Galloway236.128
Dundee City232.133
East Ayrshire202.583
East Dunbartonshire167.665
East Lothian148.755
East Renfrewshire168.983
Edinburgh, City of360.861
Eilean Siar86.611
Falkirk212.188
Fife482.655
Glasgow City880.598
Highland306.652
Inverclyde144.989
Midlothian129.016
Moray116.504
North Ayrshire233.288
North Lanarkshire511.480
Orkney Islands59.283
Perth & Kinross194.981
Renfrewshire208.016
Scottish Borders171.298
Shetland Islands55.476
South Ayrshire160.702
South Lanarkshire223.733
Stirling125.230
West Dunbartonshire103.824
West Lothian236.124
Scotland Total6,947.046

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order—

(a)

determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 (article 2 and schedule 1),

(b)

determines the amount of non‑domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in respect of that year (article 3 and schedule 1),

(c)

redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 (article 4 and schedule 2), and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (article 5).