The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2023 No. 68

Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023

Made

2nd March 2023

Coming into force

3rd March 2023

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(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.

Citation and commencementS

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

Revenue support grant for 2023-2024S

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

Textual Amendments

Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2023-2024S

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 2023-2024 is £3,047,000,000.

(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non-domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 is the amount set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Commencement Information

I2Art. 3 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

Redetermination of revenue support grant for 2022-2023S

4.—(1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

(2) The amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 is the amount set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Commencement Information

I3Art. 4 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

RevocationsS

5.  Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022(3) are revoked.

Commencement Information

I4Art. 5 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

TOM ARTHUR

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

2nd March 2023

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE 1SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2023-2024

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 1 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

Column 1

Local Authority

F2...

Column 3

Amount of non-domestic rate income

£m

Aberdeen CityF2. . .257.797
AberdeenshireF2. . .134.839
AngusF2. . .27.934
Argyll & ButeF2. . .37.645
ClackmannanshireF2. . .17.764
Dumfries & GallowayF2. . .60.313
Dundee CityF2. . .73.704
East AyrshireF2. . .30.467
East DunbartonshireF2. . .24.099
East LothianF2. . .58.108
East RenfrewshireF2. . .15.695
Edinburgh, City ofF2. . .377.317
Eilean SiarF2. . .9.106
FalkirkF2. . .75.322
FifeF2. . .172.108
Glasgow CityF2. . .358.472
HighlandF2. . .156.979
InverclydeF2. . .21.333
MidlothianF2. . .35.215
MorayF2. . .55.314
North AyrshireF2. . .43.955
North LanarkshireF2. . .121.640
Orkney IslandsF2. . .11.473
Perth & KinrossF2. . .60.754
RenfrewshireF2. . .131.323
Scottish BordersF2. . .37.818
Shetland IslandsF2. . .24.302
South AyrshireF2. . .47.708
South LanarkshireF2. . .341.536
StirlingF2. . .45.636
West DunbartonshireF2. . .93.396
West LothianF2. . .87.928
Scotland TotalF2. . .3,047.000

Textual Amendments

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2SREVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2022-2023

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 2 in force at 3.3.2023, see art. 1

Column 1

Local Authority

Column 2

Amount of revenue support grant

£m

Aberdeen City135.772
Aberdeenshire372.924
Angus220.480
Argyll & Bute191.979
Clackmannanshire95.864
Dumfries & Galloway291.937
Dundee City315.925
East Ayrshire255.745
East Dunbartonshire210.391
East Lothian182.376
East Renfrewshire205.587
Edinburgh, City of654.430
Eilean Siar97.813
Falkirk260.070
Fife609.335
Glasgow City1,159.207
Highland397.858
Inverclyde179.255
Midlothian169.732
Moray142.533
North Ayrshire289.389
North Lanarkshire635.874
Orkney Islands60.701
Perth & Kinross259.507
Renfrewshire271.055
Scottish Borders216.297
Shetland Islands48.429
South Ayrshire216.211
South Lanarkshire254.817
Stirling165.248
West Dunbartonshire114.402
West Lothian306.229
Scotland Total8,987.373

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 2023-2024 (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 2022-2023 (article 4 and schedule 2), and

(d)makes consequential revocations of article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2022, which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2022-2023 (article 5).

(1)

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 was removed by section 55 of that Act.

(2)

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