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| Clause 4, page 3, line 35, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 5, page 4, line 5, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 44, line 14, leave out ‘12(8)’ and insert ‘12(8) or (8A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 44, line 16, leave out ‘15(6)’ and insert ‘15(6) or (6A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 44, line 43, leave out ‘12(6)’ and insert ‘12(6) or (6A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 44, line 45, leave out ‘15(4)’ and insert ‘15(4) or (4A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 45, line 44, leave out ‘12(2) and (8)’ insert ‘12(2), (8) and (8A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 45, line 44, leave out ‘15(6)’ insert ‘15(6) and (6A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 46, line 3, leave out ‘12(1) and (6)’ insert ‘12(1), (6) and (6A)’. |
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| Schedule 3, page 46, line 3, leave out ‘15(4)’ insert ‘15(4) and (4A)’. |
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| Clause 6, page 4, line 22, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| New clauses relating to non-domestic rates |
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| | Major redevelopment schemes: non-domestic rate income |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In any case where a relevant authority proposes a major redevelopment scheme |
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| | resulting in a substantial loss of non-domestic rate income for a period exceeding |
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| | one year, the authority may make an application to the Secretary of State for a |
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| | safety-net payment to be made to the authority each year for the period of the |
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| | scheme. The Secretary of State must determine whether to make such a payment |
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| | (a) | the proportion of non-domestic rate income which will be lost to the |
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| | authority for the period of the scheme, and |
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| | (b) | the future social and economic benefits of the scheme. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State must notify the authority of his or her decision on whether |
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| | or not to grant a safety-net payment and allow the authority 28 days to make |
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| | representations about his or her decision before issuing a final determination.’. |
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| | Resets of the non-domestic rates retention system |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall be required to make arrangements for a “reset” of the |
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| | non-domestic rates retention system every three years. |
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| | (2) | Any such reset must include consideration of— |
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| | (a) | relative spending needs of each authority, |
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| | (b) | relative resources available through council tax income, |
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| | (c) | relative resources available through non-domestic rates. |
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| | (3) | The assessment of relative need shall be determined in full consultation with local |
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| | National non-domestic rate policy changes: consultation |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The Secretary of State may not make any changes to national non-domestic rate |
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| | policy which impact on local non-domestic rate yields without first consulting |
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| | with all interested parties.’. |
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| Clause 8, page 5, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4A) | In exercising its powers under subsection (1)(b), each authority must have regard |
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| | to the impact of its scheme on the living standards of those persons in its area |
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| | who, prior to the introduction of the scheme, were receiving council tax benefit. |
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| | (4B) | In exercising its powers under subsection (1)(b), each authority must have regard |
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| | to the impact of its scheme on the living standards of those persons in its area, |
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| | below pensionable age, who are in employment or are actively seeking |
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| Clause 8, page 5, line 28, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 8, page 5, line 29, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 47, line 16, leave out ‘.’ and add ‘; |
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| | (f) | the number of persons estimated to be eligible to make an application, |
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| | and estimated to be entitled to a reduction under the scheme.’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 48, line 7, at end add— |
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| | ‘(e) | require authorities to have regard to the impact of its scheme on— |
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| | (i) | the numbers of persons in its area expected to receive a greater |
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| | or lesser reduction in council tax than that which they had |
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| | been entitled to receive under council tax benefit, and the |
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| | amounts by which their entitlement are likely to increase or |
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| | (ii) | the living standards of such persons, |
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| | (iii) | the financial incentive on persons below pensionable age to |
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| | seek or maintain employment.’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 48, line 15, leave out ‘.’ and add ‘; and |
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| | (d) | notify all persons within their area receiving council tax benefit on or |
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| | immediately following 1 April 2012, of the implications of the draft |
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| | scheme, including the estimated impact of that scheme on their living |
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| Schedule 4, page 48, line 37, leave out ‘about the making of reasonable charges’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 48, line 39, leave out ‘.’ and add ‘; |
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| | (f) | include estimates of the likely impact of its scheme on the living |
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| | standards of those persons in its area who have been receiving council |
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| Schedule 4, page 48, line 44, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 49, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3B) | If the default scheme has the effect of reducing or removing a reduction to which |
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| | any class of persons was entitled under council tax benefit, it must include such |
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| | transitional provision relating to that reduction or removal as the Secretary of |
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| | State, after consultation with representatives of local government, thinks fit.’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 49, line 2, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The default scheme must be designed in such a way as to ensure, insofar as can |
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| | reasonably be assessed, that no person below pensionable age, in or seeking |
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| | employment, shall receive a lesser entitlement to a council tax reduction than that |
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| | to which they would have been entitled under council tax benefit.’. |
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| Schedule 4, page 49, line 5, leave out ‘2013’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 10, page 7, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | In section 13(3) (amounts which may be reduced by regulations) after “section |
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| | 11, 11A” insert “, 11B”.’. |
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| Clause 10, page 7, line 39, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(7A) | An increase under section 11B (1)(b) (higher amount of tax for second homes).’. |
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| New Clause relating to Council tax |
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| | Power to set higher amount for second homes |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The LGFA 1992 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | After section 11A insert— |
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