Policy papers and consultations

A consultation on draft regulations to implement the government’s Business Rates Improvement Relief Scheme.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 14 December 2023

• Business Rates Improvement Relief: Draft regulations

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

This consultation covers proposals for an updated technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 13 December 2023

• Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill

  Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation…

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 18 July 2023

• Main Non-Domestic Rating Account 2022-23

  Presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 7B, paragraph 1 of the Local…

• Levy Account 2022-23

  Presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 7B, paragraph 19 of the Local…

This consultation sets out how the government intends to give effect to a number of measures arising from its recent business rates review.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 15 March 2023

Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 19 December 2022

A consultation on the transitional arrangements to be introduced at the 2023 revaluation to ensure changes in bills are gradual and phased in over time.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 17 November 2022

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 19 July 2022

This consultation seeks views on changes to the central rating list for the 2023 business rates revaluation.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 6 May 2022

This consultation seeks views on the council tax and business rates treatment of holiday lets.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 14 January 2022

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 21 July 2021

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 5 November 2020

This document sets out the government’s interim assessment of the impact of the reforms to the business rates appeals system introduced in 2017.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 27 February 2020

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 11 July 2019

We are seeking views on the decapitalisation rates to be adopted for the 2021 business rates revaluation in England.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 14 March 2019

We are seeking views on the reform of elements of the business rates retention system in England from 2020-21 onwards.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 13 December 2018

A response by the government to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s fifth report of session 2017 to 2019 on business rates retention.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 1 August 2018

Consultation on the government’s proposal to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 19 December 2017

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 29 June 2017

Business rate retention accounts as required under schedule 7B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 20 July 2016

A technical discussion paper on the rates to be adopted in England for properties assessed on the contractor’s basis of valuation.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 25 April 2016