NEWSLETTERS

The latest newsletters can be found at:-

• Council Tax: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-information-letters.

• Non-Domestic Rate: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-rates-information-letters. 

GOV.UK ALERTS

Council Tax

• Paying the right level of Council Tax: a plain English guide to Council Tax (26 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/paying-the-right-level-of-council-tax-a-plain-english-guide-to-council-tax?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e81320fb-7909-4a31-ae76-e0c709d3198d&utm_content=daily.

Note: Further alerts on Council Tax can be found under the section ‘VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY / SCOTTISH ASSESSOR / LAND AND PROPERTY SERVICES (NI)’.

Housing

• N/A

Local Government Finance

• Capital outturn return (26 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-outturn-return?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4c23270d-a10d-4674-ae63-656bccb5ede0&utm_content=daily.

• Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme: Grant Agreement examples (24 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-homelessness-accommodation-programme-grant-agreement-examples?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=d990b491-7902-47eb-ae76-23ecf13fce27&utm_content=daily.

• Submit your section 151 officer return and schools financial value standard assurance statement (22 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/submit-your-section-151-officer-return-and-schools-financial-value-standard-assurance-statement?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e6ea2a06-f68a-4425-adef-c00949e30830&utm_content=daily.

• Section 251: 2024 to 2025 (22 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/section-251-2024-to-2025?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=4ac4fea2-3861-4bc8-bcdb-554d79664169&utm_content=daily.

Non-Domestic Rate

• Freeports business rates relief: local authority guidance (26 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freeports-business-rates-relief-local-authority-guidance?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=8620f12b-deef-4e59-a920-f5df4ca57cd6&utm_content=daily.

• Investment Zones business rates relief scheme: guidance for local authorities (26 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investment-zones-business-rates-relief-scheme-guidance-for-local-authorities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=30d06564-f6fb-43f9-bf8d-566764b90cb4&utm_content=daily.

Note: Further alerts on Non-Domestic Rate can be found under the Section ‘VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY / SCOTTISH ASSESSOR / LAND AND PROPERTY SERVICES (NI)’.

Miscellaneous

• Overview and scrutiny: statutory guidance for councils, combined authorities and combined county authorities (22 April 2024)
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overview-and-scrutiny-statutory-guidance-for-councils-combined-authorities-and-combined-county-authorities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f443afd1-571b-4dbe-bd18-a5f8c1135da1&utm_content=daily.

COLLECTION RATES 2022/23

• England
  https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=6fafec69-1f5b-4c06-8dcd-28cf2a0475b8&utm_content=daily.

• Scotland
  https://www.gov.scot/news/council-tax-collection-statistics-2022-23/.

• Wales
  https://www.gov.wales/council-tax-collection-rates-april-2022-march-2023. 

ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2022/23

The Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 of DLUHC can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dluhc-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9061db36-db4b-4eb9-8343-1bd815766332&utm_content=daily.