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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | Local Government Finance Bill |
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| | | Tax increment financing schemes |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may provide in regulations under paragraphs 20, 23 or 26 |
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| | | of Schedule 1 (levy payments, safety net payments and safety net payments on |
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| | | account) for the calculated amount for an area in which a tax increment financing |
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| | | scheme is in place to disregard the levy and any re-set. |
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| | | (2) | Regulations under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument and may |
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| | | not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each |
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| | Clause 10, page 6, line 21, leave out ‘50’ and insert ‘100’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 6, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | the amount collected within the jurisdiction of two tier authorities for the |
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| | | sum total within the boundaries of each lower district shall be aggregated |
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| | | and distributed in the proportion 80:20 in favour of the lower tier |
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| | | (d) | the fire and police authorities shall be entitled to an equivalent uplift in |
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| | | Payment of additional grant |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State shall be required to pay an additional grant to a local |
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| | | authority if, at the end of any financial year, the total expenditure incurred by the |
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| | | authority under any scheme approved pursuant to Schedule 4 of this Act is greater |
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| | | than the amount of grant received from the Secretary of State to fund the scheme. |
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| | | The amount paid to the authority shall be the difference between the sum |
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| | | originally received and the total cost to the authority of the scheme.’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 36, line 42, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | In determining whether or not to pay a grant to any authority named above the |
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| | | Secretary of State must satisfy him or herself— |
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| | | (a) | that the resources available to any local authority (including payments |
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| | | made under Schedule 1 of this Act) are sufficient to meet the needs of |
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| | | (b) | that there has been no significant change in the circumstances of the |
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| | | local authority resulting in a substantial increase in demand for the |
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| | | authority’s services or for reductions in council tax.’. |
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| | Clause 8, page 5, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | In exercising its powers under section 1(b) the authority must have regard to the |
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| | | (a) | those persons in the area who are in employment or actively seeking |
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| | | (b) | the levels of poverty in the area, including the levels of child poverty.’. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 47, line 6, at end insert ‘and set out the steps which the local |
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| | authority will take to ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | persons entitled to a reduction will be made aware of their entitlement, |
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| | | (b) | assistance is available to such persons who wish to make an |
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| | Schedule 4, page 48, line 15, at end insert ‘including local charities, organisations |
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| | providing advice on benefits and organisations representing older people.’. |
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| | Schedule 2, page 37, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5A) | Require the local authority to produce an assessment of the impact of the scheme |
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| | | on the living standards of people in the area including— |
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| | | (a) | those of working age in employment and actively seeking work, |
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| | | (b) | those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and |
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| | | (c) | persons of pensionable age.’. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 49, line 13, at end insert—
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| | ‘In considering the need for replacement or revision of the scheme the authority must have |
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| | regard to the impact of any such revision or replacement on the living standards of people |
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| | | (a) | those of working age in employment and actively seeking work, |
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| | | (b) | those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and |
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| | | (c) | persons of pensionable age.’. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 50, line 23, at end insert ‘Before issuing such guidance the |
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| | Secretary of State must have regard to the impact on— |
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| | | (a) | those of working age in employment and actively seeking work, |
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| | | (b) | those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and |
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| | | (c) | persons of pensionable age.’. |
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| | | Report on effects of provisions |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘At a date no later than three years from the implementation of this Act the |
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| | | Secretary of State shall prepare a report detailing the effects of these provisions |
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| | | (a) | the number of people receiving council tax support in each local authority |
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| | | including the number in employment, the number actively seeking work, |
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| | | and the number of pensionable age, and |
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| | | (b) | the costs incurred by each authority in running the scheme, including the |
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