Local government

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Services

• Check your Council Tax band

  Find out the Council Tax band for a property, register any changes to the property or challenge the band in England or Wales by looking up the property's address or postcode online

• Pay your Council Tax

  Pay Council Tax online or by other methods, like direct debit to your local council

• Apply for Council Tax Reduction

  Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this has replaced Council Tax Benefit

• Find a business rates valuation

  How to find the rateable value of a business property: compare it with other properties and challenge your property’s rateable value if it’s in Wales.

• Send your rent, lease or ownership details to the Valuation Office Agency

  Use this service to send your lease and rent details to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) if you've been contacted by them

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Guidance and regulation

• Council tax rebate: factsheet
  • Detailed guide
  • 1 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands
  • Detailed guide
  • 17 March 2022
  • Valuation Office Agency
• The council tax rebate 2022-23 – billing authority guidance
  • Guidance
  • 16 March 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Start paying Council Tax
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 January 2016
  • Valuation Office Agency
• Local government structure and elections
  • Detailed guide
  • 19 October 2021
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

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News and communications

• 4/2022: Business rates revaluation 2023
  • 6 May 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Correspondence
• 10/2022: Council Tax information letter - 4 May 2022
  • 4 May 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Correspondence
• Communities in Wales handed control of £585 million to level up
  • 13 April 2022
  • Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • News story
• Local residents to have final say on proposed changes to street names
  • 12 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Press release
• 9/2022: Council Tax information letter - 11 April 2022
  • 12 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

• Income and tax by county and region, confidence intervals
  • 13 April 2022
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • National statistics
• Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority, confidence intervals
  • 13 April 2022
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • National statistics
• Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals
  • 13 April 2022
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • National statistics
• National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England: 2020 to 2021
  • 13 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Official statistics
• Review of local government finance statistics
  • 11 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Business rates revaluation 2023: the central rating list
  • 6 May 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 08 November 2021
• Technical consultation on street naming
  • 11 April 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Open consultation
  • Closing date 22 May 2022
• Business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation
  • 14 January 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 16 January 2019
• Local government capital investment and borrowing: proposed measures to address risk
  • 12 May 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Policy paper
• Local government ethical standards: government response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life report
  • 18 March 2022
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Highways maintenance funding allocations
  • 28 February 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021
  • 10 December 2021
  • Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
  • Corporate report
• Transforming Cities Fund
  • 30 July 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman annual report and accounts 2019 to 2020
  • 17 December 2020
  • Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
  • Corporate report
• Schemes awarded the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund
  • 28 February 2020
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
• Valuation Office Agency
• HM Treasury
• Cabinet Office

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• Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Department for Education
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• Home Office
• Department of Health & Social Care
• Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Work & Pensions
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Government Actuary's Department
• Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
• Office for Product Safety & Standards
• Northern Ireland Office
• Committee on Standards in Public Life
• Disclosure & Barring Service
• Government Digital Service
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Bona Vacantia
• Government Legal Department
• Office of the Public Guardian
• Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
• Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
• Crown Commercial Service
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Government Equalities Office
• Lammy Review
• Marine Management Organisation
• The Oil and Pipelines Agency
• Planning Inspectorate
• Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• Defence Infrastructure Organisation
• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Environment Agency
• Probation Service
• Social Security Advisory Committee
• British Hallmarking Council
• Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
• Competition and Markets Authority
• HM Land Registry
• Ofsted
• Single Source Regulations Office

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