Decision Taken By: CABINET
Decision No: D110138CAB
Date: 12th October 2011
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Localising Support for Council Tax in England Consultation Paper
Minutes
The report outlined the main proposals set out in the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation paper entitled 'Localising Support for Council Tax in England'. Consideration was given to a draft response to the questions asked in the consultation paper.
In view of the 14 October 2011 deadline for response to the consultation, the urgency provisions under Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i) were invoked so that the decision was not subject to call-in.
The Cabinet thanked the Chief Accountant and Revenue and Benefits Manager for their work in preparing the report.
The Cabinet resolved that:
1) the draft response to the consultation paper outlining the Government's proposals for the localisation of council tax support in England from 2013/14, as set out at Annex 1 to the report, be approved for submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government subject to inclusion of the following points in the preface:
• in certain areas such as relief of Council Tax national prescription would be more equitable;
• however if it is the Government's intention to localise the scheme, it should be applied to the totality rather than selected elements and the reduction for single occupancy should also be localised; and
2) in accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i) and with the agreement of the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Leader of the Opposition, the normal call-in procedure be set aside to allow the response to be submitted by the return deadline of 14 October 2011.
Reasons: As set out in the report of the Director of Finance.
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 14 October 2011
This decision is not subject to call-in since in the opinion of the Cabinet it is urgent and any delay would seriously prejudice the Council's or the public's interest. (Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i)).