uksi/2019/709 — The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019

2019 No. 709 Rating And Valuation, England The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019 Made 27th March 2019 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1 The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(2A), 99(3) and 143(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 6 to 11, 22, 25, 30(2) and 37 of Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (“ the 1988 Act ”). In accordance with section 143(9D) of the 1988 Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament. These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in accordance with paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act. PART 1 Preliminary Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019. 2 Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made. 3 Regulation 20 of these Regulations comes into force on 1st April 2019. PART 2 Rates retention Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013 2 The Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 10. Amendment of regulation 3 3 In regulation 3 (calculation and notification of non-domestic rating income and other amounts)— a in paragraph (1)(da), for “Parts 1 to 22” substitute “ Parts 2 to 6 ” ; b in paragraph (1)(db), for “Parts 1 to 22” substitute “ Parts 2 to 6 ” . Amendment of regulation 5 4 In regulation 5 (payments by billing authorities to major precepting authorities in respect of share of income)— a in paragraph (3), for “or (3C)” substitute “ , (3C) or (3D) ” ; b in paragraph (3B), for “2019” substitute “ 2020 ” ; c after paragraph (3C), insert— 3D For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2019, the relevant precepting authority shares are— a 27% where the relevant precepting authority is the Greater London Authority; b 31.5% where the relevant precepting authority is Buckinghamshire County Council; c 26% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex County Council; d 40% where the relevant precepting authority is Hertfordshire County Council; e 17.5% where the relevant precepting authority is Lancashire County Council; f 36.5% where the relevant precepting authority is Leicestershire County Council; g 32.5% where the relevant precepting authority is Norfolk County Council; h 21.5% where the relevant precepting authority is North Yorkshire County Council; i 34% where the relevant precepting authority is Northamptonshire County Council; j 30% where the relevant precepting authority is Somerset County Council; k 34% where the relevant precepting authority is Staffordshire County Council; l 55% where the relevant precepting authority is West Sussex County Council; m 74% where the relevant precepting authority is Worcestershire County Council; n 5% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority; and o 1.5% where the relevant precepting authority is Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority. . Amendment of regulation 6 5 In regulation 6 (payments to major precepting authorities in respect of deductions from central share payments)— a at the beginning of paragraph (3), insert “ Unless paragraph (3A) applies, ” ; b after paragraph (3), insert— 3A For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2019, the relevant precepting authority shares are— a 36% where the relevant precepting authority is the Greater London Authority; b 42% where the relevant precepting authority is Buckinghamshire County Council; c 34⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex County Council; d 53⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hertfordshire County Council; e 23⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Lancashire County Council and the billing authority is listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5; f 48⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is Leicestershire County Council; g 43⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Norfolk County Council; h 28⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is North Yorkshire County Council; i 45⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Northamptonshire County Council; j 40% where the relevant precepting authority is Somerset County Council; k 45⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Staffordshire County Council; l 73⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is West Sussex County Council; m 98⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is Worcestershire County Council; n 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority; o 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 23 of Schedule 5; p 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 35 of Schedule 5; q 6⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 24 of Schedule 5; r 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hampshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 19 of Schedule 5; s 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hereford & Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 39 of Schedule 5; t 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 28 or 29 of Schedule 5; u 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; v 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Northamptonshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; w 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; x 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 33 of Schedule 5; and y 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. . Amendment of regulation 11 6 In regulation 11 (reconciliation of amount deducted from central share payment)— a in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “ paragraph (4), (5) or (6) ” ; b in paragraph (4), for “a relevant year commencing on or after” substitute “ the relevant year commencing on ” ; c after paragraph (4), insert— 5 For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2018, the percentage shares are— a 64% where the billing authority is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5; and b 36% where the relevant precepting authority is the Greater London Authority. 6 For the relevant year commencing on 1st April 2019, the percentage shares are— a 64% where the billing authority is listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5; b 98⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 7, 16, 19, 28, 33 or 36 of Schedule 5; c 70% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 15 or 32 of Schedule 5; d 100% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 20 or 34 of Schedule 5; e 56⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 23 or 30 of Schedule 5; f 58⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 24 or 35 of Schedule 5; g 46⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Part 25 of Schedule 5; h 98% where the billing authority is listed in Part 26 of Schedule 5; i 74⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5; j 50% where the billing authority is listed in Part 29 of Schedule 5; k 53⅓% where the billing authority is listed in Parts 31 or 37 of Schedule 5; l 26⅔% where the billing authority is listed in Part 38 of Schedule 5; m 0% where the billing authority is listed in Part 39 of Schedule 5; n 36% where the relevant precepting authority is the Greater London Authority; o 42% where the relevant precepting authority is Buckinghamshire County Council; p 34⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex County Council; q 53⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hertfordshire County Council; r 23⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Lancashire County Council and the billing authority is listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5; s 48⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is Leicestershire County Council; t 43⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Norfolk County Council; u 28⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is North Yorkshire County Council; v 45⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Northamptonshire County Council; w 40% where the relevant precepting authority is Somerset County Council; x 45⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Staffordshire County Council; y 73⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is West Sussex County Council; z 98⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is Worcestershire County Council; z1 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority; z2 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Buckinghamshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 23 of Schedule 5; z3 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 35 of Schedule 5; z4 6⅔% where the relevant precepting authority is East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 24 of Schedule 5; z5 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hampshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 19 of Schedule 5; z6 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Hereford & Worcester Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 39 of Schedule 5; z7 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 28 or Part 29 of Schedule 5; z8 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; z9 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Northamptonshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; z10 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority; z11 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority and the billing authority is listed in Part 33 of Schedule 5; and z12 1⅓% where the relevant precepting authority is West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority. . Amendment of Schedule 2 7 In Schedule 2 (qualifying relief for deduction from central share), in paragraph 3— a at the beginning of sub-paragraph (1), insert “ Unless sub-paragraph (1A) applies, ” ; b after sub-paragraph (1), insert— 1A For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, for a billing authority listed in Parts 1, 7, 15, 16, 19, 20 or 23 to 39 of Schedule 5, the amount specified by this paragraph is the amount that is 75% of the difference between— a the amount calculated for that year in accordance with sub-paragraph (2); and b the amount that would have been calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) had a determination under section 47(1)(a) of the 1988 Act as regards a case B hereditament not been made, but disregarding any amount by which the amount of a determination would exceed the limit on the total de minimis aid that may be granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2013 in respect of any particular undertaking. . Amendment of Schedule 3 8 In the definition of Q in Schedule 3 (transfer from collection fund to general fund)— a in each of paragraphs (a) to (d), for “paragraph (e) or (f)” substitute “ paragraph (e), (f) or (g) ” ; b after paragraph (f), insert— g for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019— i for a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5, 48%; ii for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 16, 19, 28, 33 or 36 of Schedule 5, 74%; iii for a billing authority listed in Parts 15 or 32 of Schedule 5, 52.5%; iv for a billing authority listed in Parts 20 or 34 of Schedule 5, 75%; v for a billing authority listed in Parts 23 or 30 of Schedule 5, 42.5%; vi for a billing authority listed in Parts 24 or 35 of Schedule 5, 44%; vii for a billing authority listed in Part 25 of Schedule 5, 35%; viii for a billing authority listed in Part 26 of Schedule 5, 73.5%; ix for a billing authority listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5, 56%; x for a billing authority listed in Part 29 of Schedule 5, 37.5%; xi for a billing authority listed in Parts 31 or 37 of Schedule 5, 40%; xii for a billing authority listed in Part 38 of Schedule 5, 20%; and xiii for a billing authority listed in Part 39 of Schedule 5, 0%; . Amendment of Schedule 4 9 1 In Schedule 4 (rules for estimation and apportionment of surplus and deficit), paragraph 2 is amended as follows. 2 In sub-paragraph (1), for “(1G) or (1H)” substitute “ (1FA), (1G), (1GA), (1H), (1I) or (1J) ” . 3 In sub-paragraph (1F), for the formula substitute— ( A − ( B + C − D ) ) × 25 % 4 After sub-paragraph (1F) insert— 1FA For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, the Secretary of State's share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 15, 16, 19 and 20 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 25 % . 5 In sub-paragraph (1G), for “Parts 7 to 22” substitute “ Parts 8 to 14, 17, 18, 21 and 22 ” . 6 After sub-paragraph (1G), insert— 1GA For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020, the Secretary of State's share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Parts 23 to 39 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 25 % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × 50 % ) . 7 For sub-paragraph (1H) substitute— 1H For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2021, the Secretary of State's share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 33 % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × 25 % ) 1I For the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2021, the Secretary of State's share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 15, 16, 19, 20, or 23 to 39 of Schedule 5 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 50 % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × 25 % ) 1J For a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2022, the Secretary of State's share of any surplus or of any deficit estimated for that year under paragraph 1 by a billing authority listed in Part 1 of Schedule 5 is 33%. . 8 In sub-paragraph (2), for “or (2C)” substitute “ , (2C) or (2E) ” . 9 In sub-paragraph (2A)(d), for the formula substitute— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 27 % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × 36 % ) . 10 After sub-paragraph (2A)(d), insert— e for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2021, is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × 37 % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × 27 % ) 11 After sub-paragraph (2D), insert— 2E For a relevant authority listed in the table below, the share of any surplus or of any deficit for the relevant years beginning on 1st April 2020 and 1st April 2021 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × α % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × β % ) where the values of α and β are set out in that table— Table Authority Relevant year beginning 1st April 2020 Relevant year beginning 1st April 2021 Value of α Value of β Value of α Value of β East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, where the billing authority is listed in Part 24 of Schedule 5 5% 1% 1% 5% Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority, where the billing authority is listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5 1.5% 1% 1% 1.5% Buckingham-shire County Council 31.5% 9% 9% 31.5% East Sussex County Council 26% 9% 9% 26% Hertfordshire County Council 40% 10% 10% 40% Lancashire County Council where the billing authority is listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5 17.5% 9% 9% 17.5% Leicestershire County Council 36.5% 9% 9% 36.5% Norfolk County Council 32.5% 10% 10% 32.5% Northampton-shire County Council 34% 9% 9% 34% North Yorkshire County Council 21.5% 9% 9% 21.5% Somerset County Council 30% 9% 9% 30% Staffordshire County Council 34% 9% 9% 34% West Sussex County Council 55% 10% 10% 55% Worcestershire County Council 74% 9% 9% 74%. . 12 After sub-paragraph (7A), insert— 7B For a billing authority listed in Parts 23 to 39 of Schedule 5, its share of any surplus or of any deficit for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2020 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × L ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × M % ) 7C For a billing authority listed in Parts 1, 7, 15, 16, 19, 20 or 23 to 39 of Schedule 5, its share of any surplus or of any deficit for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2021 is calculated in accordance with the formula— ( ( A − ( B + C − D − E ) ) × α % ) + ( ( B + C − D − E ) × β % ) Where α and β are as determined in accordance with the table below— Table Part of Schedule 5 in which billing authority is listed Value of α Value of β 1 30% 48% 7, 16, 19, 26, 28, 33 or 36 49% 74% 15 or 32 40% 52.5% 20 or 34 50% 75% 23 or 30 40% 42.5% 24 or 35 40% 44% 25 40% 35% 27 40% 56% 29 40% 37.5% 38 40% 20% 39 40% 0%. . 13 In sub-paragraph (8)— a in the definition of L— i in paragraph (a), for “30%” substitute “ 48% ” ; ii after paragraph (a), insert— aa 74% for a billing authority listed in Parts 7, 16, 19, 26, 28, 33 or 36 of Schedule 5; ; iii in paragraph (b), for “7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 19” substitute “ 9, 11, 14 and 18 ” ; iv in paragraph (c), omit “15,”; v after paragraph (c), insert— ca 52.5% for a billing authority listed in Parts 15 or 32 of Schedule 5; ; vi for paragraph (d), substitute— d 75% for a billing authority listed in Parts 20 or 34 of Schedule 5; ; vii after paragraph (d), insert— e 42.5% for a billing authority listed in Parts 23 or 30 of Schedule 5; f 44% for a billing authority listed in Parts 24 or 35 of Schedule 5; f 35% for a billing authority listed in Part 25 of Schedule 5; g 56% for a billing authority listed in Part 27 of Schedule 5; h 37.5% for a billing authority listed in Part 29 of Schedule 5; i 20% for a billing authority listed in Part 38 of Schedule 5; ; b at the end of the definition of M insert— 40% for a billing authority listed in Parts 23 to 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, 38 or 39 of Schedule 5; 49% for a billing authority listed in Parts 26, 28, 33 or 36 of Schedule 5; 50% for a billing authority listed in Part 34 of Schedule 5. . Amendment of Schedule 5 10 After Part 22 of Schedule 5 (list of billing authorities), insert Parts 23 to 39 which are set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. PART 3 Levy and safety net Amendment of the Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013 11 The Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013 are amended in accordance with regulations 12 to 18. Amendment of regulation 2 12 In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “business rates baseline”— a at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”; b after paragraph (b) insert— and c for the year commencing on 1st April 2019, the amount specified with respect to an authority by regulation 5 and Schedule 5; . Amendment of regulation 5 13 In regulation 5 (business rates baseline and baseline funding level)— a after paragraph (1A), insert— 1B For the year commencing on 1st April 2019 the business rates baseline of an authority listed in column A of the table in Schedule 5 is the amount specified with respect to that authority in column B of that table. ; b in paragraph (3), at the beginning insert “ Unless paragraph (3ZA) or (3ZB) applies, ” ; c after paragraph (3), insert— 3ZA The baseline funding level of the Council of the Isles of Scilly— a for the year commencing on 1st April 2018 is £1,478,412; b for the year commencing on 1st April 2019 is £1,526,779. 3ZB For the year commencing on 1st April 2019, the baseline funding level for an authority listed in column A of the table in Schedule 5 is the amount listed in column C of the table in Schedule 5. . Amendment of regulation 6 14 In regulation 6 (individual levy rates and safety net thresholds)— a in paragraph (2A), for “or (2D)” substitute “ , (2D), (2E) or (2F) ” ; b in paragraph (2D), after “Schedule 3,” insert “ and a pool of authorities named within those Parts, ” ; c after paragraph (2D), insert— 2E For an authority— a listed in Part 6 of Schedule 3 (other than Coventry City Council); or b listed in Parts 20 to 34 of that Schedule, and a pool of authorities named within those Parts, the individual levy rate for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2019 is zero. 2F For an authority listed in column A of the table in Schedule 5, for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2019 the authority's individual levy rate is 0.5 or the figure calculated in accordance with the formula in paragraph (2G), whichever is less. 2G The formula is— 1 − E F where— E is the authority's baseline funding level for the year beginning on 1st April 2019; and F is the authority's business rates baseline for the year beginning on 1st April 2019. . Amendment of Schedule 1 15 1 Schedule 1 (calculation of retained rates income) is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 1(1)— a for the formula, substitute— K ( L + N − M − O + T + Y ) + ( P − Q ) ; b in the definition of P— i in paragraph (a), for “or (c)” substitute “ , (c) or (d) ” ; ii after paragraph (c), insert— d where the billing authority is listed in Parts 20 to 34 of Schedule 3, for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula— A × ( B ÷ C ) where— A is the amount specified for that authority in column E of Schedule 4; B is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year beginning on 1st April 2019; and C is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year beginning on 1st April 2018; ; c in the definition of Q— i in paragraph (a), for “or (c)” substitute “ , (c) or (d) ” ; ii at the end of paragraph (c), omit “and”; iii after paragraph (c), insert— d where the billing authority is listed in Parts 20 to 34 of Schedule 3, for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula— A × ( B ÷ C ) where— A is— a subject to paragraph (b), the amount specified for that authority in column F of Schedule 4; b for Somerset West and Taunton Council, £17,694,364; B is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year beginning on 1st April 2019; and C is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year beginning on 1st April 2018; ; d after the definition of “T”, insert— and Y is— a for the relevant years beginning on 1st April 2013, 1st April 2014, 1st April 2015 and 1st April 2016, zero; b unless paragraph (c) applies, for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column H of Schedule 4; c for an authority listed in column A of Schedule 5, for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2019, the amount specified for that authority in column E of Schedule 5. . 3 In paragraph 1(4B)— a at the beginning of paragraph (b), insert “ unless paragraph (c) applies, ” ; b after paragraph (b), insert— c for an authority listed in column A of Schedule 5, for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2019, the amount specified for that authority in column D of Schedule 5. . 4 In paragraph 2— a for the formula, substitute— S ( R + U + Z ) + ( P − Q ) ; b in the definition of S— i at the beginning of paragraph (iii), insert “ unless paragraph (iiia) applies, ” ; ii after paragraph (iii), insert— iiia for a relevant year commencing on or after 1st April 2017, 37% where the relevant authority is the Greater London Authority; ; iii in paragraph (iv), for “(a)” substitute “ (i) ” ; c for the definitions of P and Q, substitute— P is— unless paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this definition applies, the amount paid to the authority by the Secretary of State for the relevant year in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act (principal payments in connection with local retention of non-domestic rates); for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column C of Schedule 4; for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018, the amount specified for that authority in column E of Schedule 4; and where the major precepting authority is listed in Parts 21 to 34 of Schedule 3, for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula— A × ( B ÷ C ) where— A is— subject to paragraph (b), the amount specified for that authority in column E of Schedule 4; for Northamptonshire County Council, £60,927,097; B is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year commencing on 1st April 2019; and C is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year commencing on 1st April 2018; Q is— unless paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this definition applies, the amount paid to the authority by the Secretary of State for the relevant year in accordance with Part 5 of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act (principal payments in connection with local retention of non-domestic rates); for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2017, the amount specified for that authority in column D of Schedule 4; for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2018, the amount specified for that authority in column F of Schedule 4; and where the major precepting authority is listed in Parts 21 to 34 of Schedule 3, for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2019, the amount calculated for that authority in accordance with the formula— A × ( B ÷ C ) where— A is the amount specified for that authority in column F of Schedule 4; B is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year commencing on 1st April 2019; and C is the small business non-domestic rating multiplier in relation to the year commencing on 1st April 2018; ; d at the end of the definition of Q omit “and”; e after the definition of “U”, insert— and Z is— a for the relevant years beginning on 1st April 2013, 1st April 2014, 1st April 2015 and 1st April 2016, zero; b for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2017, the sum of the amounts specified as Y for the relevant year in accordance with paragraph 1(1) for each of the billing authorities that is required to make payments to the major precepting authority for the relevant year under Part 4 of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act. . Amendment of Schedule 3 16 In Schedule 3 (list of authorities)— a in Part 9 after “Ealing” insert “ Enfield ” ; b after Part 19 insert Parts 20 to 34 which are set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. Substitution of Schedule 4 17 For Schedule 4 (table of authorities, business rates baselines, values for P and Q and A) substitute the Schedule which is set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations. Insertion of Schedule 5 18 After Schedule 4 insert Schedule 5 which is set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations. PART 4 Basis of distribution of levy account surplus Calculation of amounts due to authorities 19 In relation to a year the amount to be paid to a relevant authority to which a distribution is to be made in that year under paragraph 30 of Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 is to be calculated in accordance with the formula— A × ( B + C ) ∑ B + ∑ C where— A is the amount determined for that year by the Secretary of State under paragraph 30(1) of Schedule 7B to the 1988 Act; B is the amount specified in Column B of Schedule 5 with respect to the authority; C is the amount specified in Column C of Schedule 5 with respect to the authority; ∑B is the sum of the amounts specified in Column B of Schedule 5 with respect to authorities to which a distribution is being made in that year; ∑C is the sum of the amounts specified in Column C of Schedule 5 with respect to authorities to which a distribution is being made in that year. Amendment of Schedule 5 20 1 The table in Schedule 5 to these Regulations (table of authorities, values for A and B) is amended as follows. 2 Under the heading “The Council for the local government area of—”— a for the rows containing the entries for “Dorset” and “Northamptonshire” in Column A, substitute in the appropriate places— Dorset 58,171,978 38,700,225 Northamptonshire 113,739,056 75,667,484; b insert the following rows in the appropriate places— Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72,103,248 47,968,318 East Suffolk 9,093,334 6,049,547 Somerset West and Taunton 5,135,401 3,416,441 West Suffolk 5,940,226 3,951,870; c omit the rows containing the following entries in Column A— i “Bournemouth”; ii “Christchurch”; iii “East Dorset”; iv “Forest Heath”; v “North Dorset”; vi “Poole”; vii “Purbeck”; viii “St Edmundsbury”; ix “Suffolk Coastal”; x “Taunton Deane”; xi “Waveney”; xii “West Dorset”; xiii “West Somerset”; xiv “Weymouth and Portland”. 3 Under the heading “The fire and rescue authority for the area of—” insert the following row in the appropriate place— Northamptonshire 7,091,169 4,717,561 We consent Rebecca Harris Paul Maynard Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Rishi Sunak Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 10 PART 23 Buckinghamshire The councils for the following local government areas— Aylesbury Vale Chiltern South Buckinghamshire Wycombe PART 24 East Sussex The councils for the following local government areas— Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden PART 25 Hertfordshire The councils for the following local government areas— Broxbourne Dacorum East Hertfordshire Hertsmere North Hertfordshire St Albans Stevenage Three Rivers Watford Welwyn Hatfield PART 26 Lancashire The councils for the following local government areas— Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool PART 27 Lancashire The councils for the following local government areas— Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre PART 28 Leicester The council for the following local government area— Leicester PART 29 Leicestershire The councils for the following local government areas— Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston PART 30 Norfolk The councils for the following local government areas— Breckland Broadland Great Yarmouth Kings Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk Norwich South Norfolk PART 31 Northamptonshire The councils for the following local government areas— Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough PART 32 North and West Yorkshire The councils for the following local government areas— Craven Hambleton Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby PART 33 North of Tyne The councils for the following local government areas— Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside PART 34 North of Tyne The council for the following local government area— Northumberland PART 35 Somerset The councils for the following local government areas— Mendip Sedgemoor South Somerset Somerset West and Taunton PART 36 Stoke-on-Trent The council for the following local government area— Stoke-on-Trent PART 37 Staffordshire The councils for the following local government areas— Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth PART 38 West Sussex The councils for the following local government areas— Adur Arun Chichester Crawley Horsham Mid Sussex Worthing PART 39 Worcestershire The councils for the following local government areas— Bromsgrove Malvern Hills Redditch Worcester Wychavon Wyre Forest SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 16 PART 20 Berkshire The councils for the following local government areas— Bracknell Forest Reading Slough West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham The following fire and rescue authority— Berkshire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority PART 21 Buckinghamshire The councils for the following local government areas— Buckinghamshire Aylesbury Vale Chiltern South Buckinghamshire Wycombe PART 22 East Sussex The councils for the following local government areas— East Sussex Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden The following fire and rescue authority— East Sussex Combined Fire and Rescue Authority PART 23 Hertfordshire The councils for the following local government areas— Hertfordshire Broxbourne Dacorum East Hertfordshire Hertsmere North Hertfordshire St Albans Stevenage Three Rivers Watford Welwyn Hatfield PART 24 Lancashire The councils for the following local government areas— Lancashire Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Burnley Chorley Fylde Hyndburn Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale South Ribble West Lancashire Wyre The following fire and rescue authority— Lancashire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority PART 25 Leicester and Leicestershire The councils for the following local government areas— Leicestershire Leicester Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston The following fire and rescue authority— Leicestershire Combined Fire and Rescue Authority PART 26 Norfolk The councils for the following local government areas— Norfolk Breckland Broadland Great Yarmouth Kings Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk Norwich South Norfolk PART 27 Northamptonshire The councils for the following local government areas— Northamptonshire Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough PART 28 North and West Yorkshire The councils for the following local government areas— North Yorkshire Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Leeds Wakefield City of York Craven Hambleton Harrogate Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby PART 29 North of Tyne The councils for the following local government areas— Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Northumberland PART 30 Somerset The councils for the following local government areas— Somerset Mendip Sedgemoor South Somerset Somerset West and Taunton PART 31 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent The councils for the following local government areas— Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Cannock Chase East Staffordshire Lichfield Newcastle-under-Lyme South Staffordshire Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Tamworth The following fire and rescue authority— Staffordshire Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority PART 32 Solent The councils for the following local government areas— Isle of Wight Portsmouth Southampton PART 33 West Sussex The councils for the following local government areas— West Sussex Adur Arun Chichester Crawley Horsham Mid Sussex Worthing PART 34 Worcestershire The councils for the following local government areas— Worcestershire Bromsgrove Malvern Hills Redditch Worcester Wychavon Wyre Forest SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 17 SCHEDULE 4 Table of Authorities, Business Rates Baselines, Values for P, Q, A and Y Regulation 5 and Schedule 1 Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Column G Column H Authority Business Rates Baseline (£) Value of P for year commencing on 1st April 2017 Value of Q for year commencing on 1st April 2017 Value of P for year commencing on 1st April 2018 Value of Q for year commencing on 1st April 2018 Value of A for a year commencing on or after 1st April 2017 Value of Y for a year commencing on or after 1st April 2017 Greater London Authority 1,531,065,497 0 522,449,698 0 538,145,611 N/A The council for the local government area of— Adur 6,437,063 0 4,786,776 0 4,930,585 68.6% 93,947 Allerdale 10,340,958 0 6,927,108 0 7,135,219 63.2% 179,414 Amber Valley 11,673,716 0 8,664,478 0 8,924,785 67.5% 173,402 Arun 11,870,858 0 8,444,785 0 8,698,491 68.1% 216,966 Ashfield 12,767,064 0 9,138,787 0 9,413,343 65.4% 151,249 Ashford 17,739,597 0 15,052,272 0 15,504,486 68.1% 203,309 Aylesbury Vale 19,221,104 0 15,501,539 0 15,967,251 70.9% 241,273 Babergh 8,716,618 0 6,719,358 0 6,921,227 67.3% 149,266 Barking and Dagenham 17,614,004 36,269,079 0 37,358,708 0 77.4% 0 Barnet 36,420,509 18,426,342 0 18,979,923 0 77.8% 462,957 Barnsley 22,599,224 30,570,199 0 31,488,617 0 65.5% 242,796 Barrow-in-Furness 7,751,479 0 4,828,963 0 4,974,039 65.1% 83,387 Basildon 29,296,677 0 23,972,258 0 24,692,454 74.6% 362,990 Basingstoke and Deane 28,445,944 0 25,595,614 0 26,364,581 69.8% 302,247 Bassetlaw 15,743,106 0 11,955,123 0 12,314,290 67.3% 178,035 Bath & North East Somerset 31,057,619 0 8,935,524 0 9,203,974 68.8% 343,285 Bedford 27,700,783 2,313,071 0 2,382,562 0 69.4% 258,953 Bexley 18,544,715 15,683,249 0 16,154,419 0 69.6% 229,463 Birmingham 191,547,056 142,975,959 0 147,271,374 0 67.6% 1,666,240 Blaby 15,650,768 0 13,568,020 0 13,975,643 68.7% 129,254 Blackburn with Darwen 18,948,882 22,670,036 0 23,351,110 0 62.9% 66,918 Blackpool 22,262,147 22,849,897 0 23,536,375 0 64.0% 195,634 Bolsover 8,050,589 0 5,317,710 0 5,477,469 64.9% 97,637 Bolton 38,711,126 24,939,740 0 25,689,002 0 65.5% 378,528 Boston 7,324,967 0 4,800,743 0 4,944,971 66.3% 99,157 Bournemouth 30,518,450 0 1,001,687 0 1,031,780 68.3% 277,094 Bracknell Forest 24,592,330 0 8,873,562 0 9,140,150 73.1% 124,506 Bradford 65,369,207 64,678,973 0 66,622,118 0 66.5% 668,317 Braintree 15,620,527 0 12,364,197 0 12,735,653 68.4% 294,960 Breckland 11,649,662 0 7,952,094 0 8,190,998 67.7% 204,403 Brent 32,980,527 49,499,574 0 50,986,686 0 78.0% 475,732 Brentwood 11,014,688 0 9,465,177 0 9,749,539 72.8% 184,403 Brighton & Hove 56,330,233 0 1,105,768 0 1,138,989 70.1% 646,184 Bristol 99,387,186 0 4,133,952 0 4,258,148 69.5% 843,926 Broadland 11,086,390 0 8,401,008 0 8,653,399 65.3% 164,407 Bromley 26,860,703 9,068,354 0 9,340,794 0 75.6% 315,166 Bromsgrove 9,347,483 0 7,716,788 0 7,948,623 69.4% 0 Broxbourne 14,910,536 0 12,712,098 0 13,094,006 75.9% 157,887 Broxtowe 10,194,136 0 7,488,276 0 7,713,246 67.7% 116,074 Buckinghamshire 14,875,205 26,688,650 0 27,490,455 0 N/A 0 Burnley 9,626,303 0 5,643,829 0 5,813,386 63.4% 120,728 Bury 23,502,506 10,125,084 0 10,429,271 0 67.4% 294,744 Calderdale 26,752,001 12,683,857 0 13,064,917 0 65.2% 307,372 Cambridge 38,786,942 0 34,797,664 0 35,843,088 73.8% 322,191 Cambridgeshire 23,386,224 37,681,866 0 38,813,939 0 N/A 0 Camden 177,333,495 0 91,897,120 0 94,657,977 72.6% 1,229,200 Cannock Chase 11,692,916 0 8,848,758 0 9,114,601 69.1% 171,570 Canterbury 19,837,010 0 15,459,646 0 15,924,099 68.4% 255,862 Carlisle 14,852,256 0 11,737,641 0 12,090,274 66.9% 211,489 Castle Point 5,721,145 0 3,607,582 0 3,715,964 69.8% 83,909 Central Bedfordshire 36,488,737 0 6,443,333 0 6,636,910 70.6% 391,777 Charnwood 18,363,781 0 14,354,909 0 14,786,173 70.3% 261,891 Chelmsford 28,872,441 0 25,689,694 0 26,461,487 71.3% 314,763 Cheltenham 20,625,721 0 17,972,189 0 18,512,126 68.6% 234,443 Cherwell 30,715,890 0 27,149,598 0 27,965,251 72.2% 339,444 Cheshire East 62,744,785 0 23,021,416 0 23,713,046 67.8% 707,349 Cheshire West & Chester 66,247,613 0 16,796,752 0 17,301,376 68.8% 561,412 Chesterfield 13,857,873 0 10,707,451 0 11,029,134 68.0% 222,849 Chichester 18,287,292 0 16,184,312 0 16,670,536 68.6% 254,814 Chiltern 8,381,965 0 6,987,510 0 7,197,436 71.8% 182,161 Chorley 8,819,699 0 6,073,147 0 6,255,602 65.1% 138,578 Christchurch 7,247,154 0 6,317,515 0 6,507,311 70.5% 93,110 City of London 272,126,874 0 256,555,726 0 264,263,409 68.9% 829,203 Colchester 22,754,773 0 18,714,011 0 19,276,235 70.8% 316,117 Copeland 13,348,750 0 10,993,684 0 11,323,966 64.6% 89,876 Corby 11,580,833 0 9,606,142 0 9,894,739 69.4% 0 Cornwall 78,905,633 25,814,363 0 26,589,902 0 64.3% 1,087,610 Cotswold 12,479,830 0 10,725,731 0 11,047,963 68.6% 229,193 Coventry 54,629,900 20,885,510 0 21,512,972 0 68.0% 429,015 Craven 6,992,223 0 5,604,931 0 5,773,319 64.6% 141,403 Crawley 43,177,709 0 39,775,698 0 40,970,676 75.3% 225,922 Croydon 37,216,293 31,931,228 0 32,890,535 0 74.7% 302,598 Cumbria 17,776,760 65,196,607 0 67,155,304 0 N/A 0 Dacorum 24,203,410 0 21,385,804 0 22,028,296 71.7% 297,607 Darlington 14,577,207 6,814,753 0 7,019,488 0 66.8% 136,682 Dartford 30,304,775 0 27,768,477 0 28,602,723 69.4% 176,235 Daventry 13,866,393 0 11,888,591 0 12,245,759 67.9% 141,775 Derby 38,445,576 15,457,714 0 15,922,108 0 68.6% 424,765 Derbyshire 16,793,591 88,616,327 0 91,278,621 0 N/A 0 Derbyshire Dales 7,716,825 0 6,152,499 0 6,337,338 66.3% 146,302 Devon 20,542,542 75,319,709 0 77,582,533 0 N/A 0 Doncaster 38,766,845 32,549,472 0 33,527,353 0 65.8% 396,069 Dorset 10,769,367 26,676,781 0 27,478,229 0 N/A 0 Dover 14,918,415 0 11,458,420 0 11,802,664 65.6% 151,139 Dudley 42,891,805 21,429,840 0 22,073,654 0 66.3% 447,956 Durham 50,915,363 67,967,039 0 70,008,967 0 64.9% 595,873 Ealing 42,590,024 29,415,831 0 30,299,568 0 76.2% 424,327 East Cambridgeshire 7,171,198 0 4,868,185 0 5,014,440 70.2% 153,301 East Devon 12,236,442 0 9,745,521 0 10,038,305 66.6% 228,392 East Dorset 8,750,303 0 7,460,412 0 7,684,545 71.2% 158,525 East Hampshire 12,125,334 0 10,354,981 0 10,666,075 70.7% 254,853 East Hertfordshire 17,345,567 0 14,804,964 0 15,249,748 71.3% 305,887 East Lindsey 12,666,161 0 6,921,915 0 7,129,869 64.6% 255,337 East Northamptonshire 7,479,660 0 5,229,114 0 5,386,212 66.1% 102,993 East Riding of Yorkshire 36,150,468 13,558,518 0 13,965,856 0 66.0% 489,337 East Staffordshire 20,649,995 0 17,662,268 0 18,192,894 68.7% 219,719 East Sussex 11,478,405 58,621,822 0 60,382,993 0 N/A 0 Eastbourne 13,766,482 0 10,355,824 0 10,666,943 69.9% 179,733 Eastleigh 21,330,820 0 18,918,068 0 19,486,422 72.1% 251,273 Eden 8,017,547 0 6,415,367 0 6,608,103 63.7% 100,483 Elmbridge 23,754,386 0 21,580,029 0 22,228,356 75.1% 300,620 Enfield 32,395,992 36,863,483 0 37,970,970 0 75.4% 344,203 Epping Forest 13,271,035 0 10,161,002 0 10,466,268 72.6% 277,075 Epsom and Ewell 9,674,041 0 8,348,210 0 8,599,015 74.6% 111,892 Erewash 9,181,024 0 6,076,735 0 6,259,298 67.7% 168,996 Essex 40,844,980 124,109,918 0 127,838,542 0 N/A 0 Exeter 27,711,439 0 23,854,535 0 24,571,195 71.3% 313,875 Fareham 15,893,003 0 14,091,935 0 14,515,298 71.8% 201,340 Fenland 9,085,711 0 5,628,647 0 5,797,748 66.8% 125,175 Forest Heath 9,143,693 0 7,272,128 0 7,490,604 70.2% 139,667 Forest of Dean 4,903,573 0 2,482,826 0 2,557,418 62.3% 84,507 Fylde 9,372,856 0 7,565,517 0 7,792,807 66.5% 109,121 Gateshead 40,262,935 14,339,677 0 14,770,483 0 67.5% 338,355 Gedling 8,361,827 0 5,488,835 0 5,653,735 69.1% 124,901 Gloucester 18,710,024 0 15,250,490 0 15,708,659 67.8% 225,044 Gloucestershire 20,108,752 50,649,625 0 52,171,288 0 N/A 0 Gosport 5,587,486 0 3,248,212 0 3,345,798 67.7% 76,359 Gravesham 8,674,835 0 5,906,092 0 6,083,528 70.6% 85,827 Great Yarmouth 11,433,241 0 7,846,553 0 8,082,287 65.7% 151,287 Greenwich 21,238,127 56,727,430 0 58,431,687 0 71.9% 232,804 Guildford 32,472,485 0 29,737,627 0 30,631,032 71.9% 292,237 Hackney 35,963,584 67,729,615 0 69,764,410 0 76.0% 605,064 Halton 21,658,271 12,057,919 0 12,420,174 0 67.5% 213,060 Hambleton 10,425,732 0 8,476,169 0 8,730,818 67.4% 162,046 Hammersmith and Fulham 72,986,329 0 15,221,118 0 15,678,405 75.7% 494,515 Hampshire 42,852,458 69,448,628 0 71,535,068 0 N/A 0 Harborough 14,395,863 0 12,742,381 0 13,125,199 70.2% 184,412 Haringey 22,018,187 54,548,930 0 56,187,739 0 75.8% 375,524 Harlow 17,645,177 0 14,733,204 0 15,175,832 74.1% 174,867 Harrogate 23,894,127 0 20,399,079 0 21,011,926 67.6% 359,618 Harrow 15,924,489 21,127,193 0 21,761,915 0 76.1% 257,553 Hart 12,155,340 0 10,864,685 0 11,191,092 74.2% 144,077 Hartlepool 16,777,464 9,829,308 0 10,124,609 0 65.2% 99,941 Hastings 8,859,530 0 5,292,606 0 5,451,612 65.6% 124,873 Havant 12,203,523 0 9,077,097 0 9,349,800 69.0% 169,202 Havering 22,985,127 9,287,182 0 9,566,196 0 74.9% 282,507 Herefordshire 21,673,908 8,808,340 0 9,072,968 0 65.5% 307,461 Hertfordshire 46,460,125 69,397,904 0 71,482,819 0 N/A 0 Hertsmere 17,186,943 0 14,644,236 0 15,084,192 73.7% 243,743 High Peak 9,913,539 0 7,702,406 0 7,933,809 66.9% 151,345 Hillingdon 94,215,692 0 50,117,304 0 51,622,974 75.3% 307,791 Hinckley and Bosworth 11,434,566 0 9,007,651 0 9,278,267 67.9% 156,159 Horsham 16,056,639 0 14,140,215 0 14,565,029 70.3% 294,679 Hounslow 51,392,551 0 5,351,748 0 5,512,531 73.2% 416,355 Huntingdonshire 21,590,851 0 17,310,390 0 17,830,445 70.5% 338,677 Hyndburn 7,069,211 0 3,706,620 0 3,817,977 64.1% 96,041 Ipswich 20,088,908 0 16,019,830 0 16,501,112 69.2% 234,136 Isle of Wight 18,319,811 12,283,080 0 12,652,100 0 65.9% 214,639 Isles of Scilly 879,173 544,423 0 560,779 0 64.4% 9,136 Islington 77,002,855 2,612,931 0 2,691,431 0 77.4% 481,231 Kensington and Chelsea 99,365,422 0 50,122,941 0 51,628,781 80.6% 0 Kent 46,197,422 129,274,419 0 133,158,200 0 N/A 0 Kettering 10,414,277 0 8,056,878 0 8,298,930 68.5% 137,168 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 15,777,264 0 10,649,185 0 10,969,118 66.1% 236,010 Kingston upon Hull 38,928,576 37,257,744 0 38,377,075 0 67.3% 412,963 Kingston upon Thames 24,638,382 0 4,032,594 0 4,153,745 74.1% 235,365 Kirklees 50,307,757 26,903,178 0 27,711,428 0 65.3% 505,252 Knowsley 19,630,996 38,630,695 0 39,791,274 0 68.4% 167,465 Lambeth 44,614,709 59,537,560 0 61,326,242 0 75.1% 443,747 Lancashire 29,304,911 147,643,257 0 152,078,891 0 N/A 0 Lancaster 23,655,694 0 18,298,318 0 18,848,053 64.7% 203,716 Leeds 161,365,603 0 13,408,813 0 13,811,653 69.1% 1,508,126 Leicester 51,705,830 42,919,697 0 44,209,130 0 68.8% 490,025 Leicestershire 20,104,558 37,678,158 0 38,810,120 0 N/A 0 Lewes 9,383,354 0 7,288,817 0 7,507,795 68.2% 157,622 Lewisham 18,656,505 70,204,090 0 72,313,226 0 74.9% 236,010 Lichfield 12,839,579 0 10,862,812 0 11,189,163 71.1% 169,064 Lincoln 15,789,896 0 12,227,949 0 12,595,312 70.0% 181,246 Lincolnshire 18,828,346 85,264,203 0 87,825,788 0 N/A 0 Liverpool 92,021,160 72,999,607 0 75,192,729 0 66.1% 640,443 Luton 31,963,313 13,548,613 0 13,955,653 0 71.6% 282,067 Maidstone 21,103,879 0 18,059,630 0 18,602,194 70.5% 308,922 Maldon 5,041,969 0 3,610,830 0 3,719,310 68.6% 97,047 Malvern Hills 6,358,024 0 4,650,562 0 4,790,278 65.8% 90,634 Manchester 152,128,858 14,816,288 0 15,261,413 0 67.9% 1,219,477 Mansfield 10,382,655 0 6,897,439 0 7,104,658 67.4% 109,377 Medway 40,828,298 4,197,377 0 4,323,479 0 71.1% 309,710 Melton 5,286,351 0 4,046,519 0 4,168,089 69.0% 82,158 Mendip 12,488,510 0 9,774,294 0 10,067,942 67.2% 218,170 Merton 24,678,884 8,903,695 0 9,171,188 0 72.9% 264,696 Mid Devon 5,830,514 0 3,763,794 0 3,876,870 66.0% 102,524 Mid Suffolk 8,476,276 0 6,352,477 0 6,543,324 65.5% 138,808 Mid Sussex 16,979,596 0 14,978,997 0 15,429,009 71.7% 292,712 Middlesbrough 17,480,998 25,493,669 0 26,259,574 0 67.8% 184,174 Milton Keynes 70,157,823 0 26,760,251 0 27,564,207 72.2% 463,444 Mole Valley 16,334,629 0 15,133,479 0 15,588,133 70.7% 180,777 New Forest 25,747,753 0 22,014,712 0 22,676,098 69.9% 358,055 Newark and Sherwood 14,069,515 0 10,634,995 0 10,954,502 67.3% 170,705 Newcastle upon Tyne 68,022,704 16,391,337 0 16,883,780 0 69.2% 436,608 Newcastle-upon-Lyme 12,231,989 0 8,743,042 0 9,005,709 66.5% 162,282 Newham 34,307,931 69,790,808 0 71,887,527 0 74.4% 316,492 Norfolk 25,327,967 119,438,855 0 123,027,147 0 N/A 0 North Devon 12,131,044 0 9,338,085 0 9,618,629 64.7% 193,082 North Dorset 5,759,009 0 4,209,418 0 4,335,881 67.5% 108,040 North East Derbyshire 5,659,394 0 3,042,777 0 3,134,190 65.6% 117,995 North East Lincolnshire 28,454,570 8,649,569 0 8,909,428 0 65.6% 59,291 North Hertfordshire 14,662,003 0 12,116,325 0 12,480,334 70.7% 277,101 North Kesteven 8,990,699 0 6,082,897 0 6,265,645 66.2% 120,234 North Lincolnshire 34,476,575 0 3,499,241 0 3,604,368 65.8% 35,685 North Norfolk 10,475,797 0 7,463,863 0 7,688,099 63.0% 166,198 North Somerset 27,204,499 2,476,661 0 2,551,067 0 69.2% 288,611 North Tyneside 25,958,065 19,148,980 0 19,724,271 0 68.5% 222,061 North Warwickshire 16,124,969 0 14,330,397 0 14,760,924 68.0% 113,070 North West Leicestershire 19,257,083 0 17,012,423 0 17,523,525 66.3% 204,375 North Yorkshire 18,372,525 44,865,655 0 46,213,551 0 N/A 0 Northampton 35,500,029 0 29,120,131 0 29,994,984 69.2% 364,002 Northamptonshire 24,154,480 61,777,715 0 63,633,698 0 N/A 0 Northumberland 38,643,260 25,713,800 0 26,486,317 0 65.7% 469,910 Norwich 30,343,548 0 24,752,872 0 25,496,520 69.8% 368,319 Nottingham 63,498,336 26,693,277 0 27,495,221 0 67.1% 490,307 Nottinghamshire 18,293,939 83,402,941 0 85,908,609 0 N/A 0 Nuneaton and Bedworth 12,239,470 0 8,791,889 0 9,056,023 69.8% 205,420 Oadby and Wigston 4,952,798 0 3,512,520 0 3,618,046 71.7% 72,071 Oldham 26,421,230 34,086,142 0 35,110,189 0 66.0% 288,395 Oxford 34,232,923 0 28,387,074 0 29,239,905 72.7% 359,313 Oxfordshire 29,332,273 37,864,989 0 39,002,563 0 N/A 0 Pendle 6,966,660 0 3,164,521 0 3,259,593 61.4% 93,761 Peterborough 41,533,578 0 2,300,729 0 2,369,850 71.1% 370,189 Plymouth 40,622,639 13,854,365 0 14,270,591 0 69.4% 378,760 Poole 29,111,964 0 12,908,644 0 13,296,458 70.9% 320,580 Portsmouth 38,819,513 6,492,654 0 6,687,712 0 70.2% 365,426 Preston 22,135,453 0 16,943,536 0 17,452,569 67.0% 255,254 Purbeck 7,177,512 0 6,098,216 0 6,281,424 64.5% 85,703 Reading 56,110,792 0 27,445,736 0 28,270,286 72.0% 348,560 Redbridge 18,110,632 31,795,264 0 32,750,487 0 76.1% 285,543 Redcar and Cleveland 19,913,162 13,758,116 0 14,171,450 0 63.9% 127,098 Redditch 12,518,182 0 10,457,713 0 10,771,893 68.9% 171,440 Reigate and Banstead 20,433,048 0 18,205,251 0 18,752,189 70.7% 243,897 Ribble Valley 5,291,124 0 4,026,300 0 4,147,262 66.4% 72,981 Richmond upon Thames 25,710,037 0 4,629,067 0 4,768,138 76.9% 315,766 Richmondshire 5,010,707 0 3,605,934 0 3,714,267 64.0% 22,831 Rochdale 27,251,175 30,048,703 0 30,951,453 0 65.3% 292,894 Rochford 6,440,450 0 4,817,571 0 4,962,304 70.6% 119,655 Rossendale 4,569,487 0 2,534,068 0 2,610,199 63.3% 63,935 Rother 7,000,436 0 4,782,121 0 4,925,790 66.2% 118,841 Rotherham 32,484,214 27,469,913 0 28,295,189 0 66.0% 253,009 Rugby 14,649,448 0 12,394,756 0 12,767,130 70.0% 195,593 Runnymede 20,313,977 0 18,583,052 0 19,141,341 73.1% 162,819 Rushcliffe 9,853,292 0 7,626,650 0 7,855,777 68.1% 136,325 Rushmoor 17,475,229 0 15,251,749 0 15,709,956 73.1% 167,158 Rutland 5,130,579 0 970,709 0 999,871 67.2% 54,503 Ryedale 6,873,128 0 5,342,859 0 5,503,374 67.5% 113,152 Salford 35,980,210 31,848,966 0 32,805,802 0 66.8% 394,035 Sandwell 43,625,635 51,405,652 0 52,950,028 0 67.3% 485,944 Scarborough 13,807,633 0 9,805,012 0 10,099,583 63.6% 227,954 Sedgemoor 13,552,305 0 10,234,400 0 10,541,871 67.3% 200,485 Sefton 32,775,064 27,869,948 0 28,707,242 0 67.3% 320,878 Selby 14,875,302 0 12,579,168 0 12,957,083 68.5% 124,868 Sevenoaks 13,919,489 0 11,767,629 0 12,121,163 70.3% 218,563 Sheffield 94,835,496 40,363,790 0 41,576,436 0 67.6% 776,638 Shepway 9,279,873 0 5,794,166 0 5,968,240 66.2% 122,786 Shropshire 38,333,903 9,367,872 0 9,649,310 0 67.6% 493,439 Slough 46,670,705 0 18,391,834 0 18,944,378 76.3% 268,029 Solihull 48,253,112 0 20,037,904 0 20,639,901 71.2% 336,599 Somerset 14,187,017 49,598,291 0 51,088,369 0 N/A 0 South Buckinghamshire 11,789,026 0 10,756,462 0 11,079,617 71.8% 160,653 South Cambridgeshire 27,202,897 0 24,730,801 0 25,473,787 69.2% 336,756 South Derbyshire 8,549,557 0 6,192,659 0 6,378,704 69.4% 96,892 South Gloucestershire 60,570,235 0 25,395,116 0 26,158,059 68.5% 97,698 South Hams 12,506,413 0 10,705,583 0 11,027,210 64.5% 214,311 South Holland 8,627,686 0 5,503,209 0 5,668,542 65.8% 121,847 South Kesteven 15,776,734 0 12,350,133 0 12,721,167 70.1% 256,170 South Lakeland 16,443,327 0 14,342,923 0 14,773,827 63.9% 313,865 South Norfolk 10,529,451 0 7,614,436 0 7,843,195 67.2% 170,194 South Northamptonshire 7,924,000 0 6,162,901 0 6,348,052 68.2% 124,949 South Oxfordshire 17,738,894 0 15,306,270 0 15,766,115 70.6% 260,415 South Ribble 11,835,514 0 9,644,242 0 9,933,983 67.2% 166,739 South Somerset 16,371,792 0 12,947,088 0 13,336,057 67.0% 261,836 South Staffordshire 7,699,392 0 5,506,820 0 5,672,261 67.2% 104,748 South Tyneside 13,563,101 32,626,574 0 33,606,772 0 66.2% 158,714 Southampton 47,371,514 4,322,362 0 4,452,218 0 70.4% 391,399 Southend-on-Sea 21,251,270 11,709,155 0 12,060,932 0 68.4% 245,019 Southwark 74,723,802 33,482,619 0 34,488,534 0 75.9% 620,294 Spelthorne 16,786,928 0 14,985,619 0 15,435,830 72.4% 166,977 St Albans 24,156,858 0 21,798,788 0 22,453,688 76.9% 0 St Edmundsbury 17,003,602 0 14,650,590 0 15,090,736 71.4% 251,405 St Helens 21,651,514 21,512,339 0 22,158,632 0 67.4% 226,259 Stafford 16,398,206 0 13,760,569 0 14,173,976 70.2% 228,046 Staffordshire 22,712,712 71,787,259 0 73,943,958 0 N/A 0 Staffordshire Moorlands 7,496,826 0 5,047,827 0 5,199,478 66.4% 96,351 Stevenage 16,811,286 0 14,408,969 0 14,841,856 73.3% 149,182 Stockport 38,845,747 5,901,103 0 6,078,389 0 66.8% 454,276 Stockton-on-Tees 34,798,183 2,248,461 0 2,316,011 0 66.9% 289,251 Stoke-on-Trent 39,231,770 28,817,129 0 29,682,879 0 67.0% 335,587 Stratford-on-Avon 20,251,732 0 17,944,695 0 18,483,806 68.3% 310,654 Stroud 9,757,125 0 7,450,319 0 7,674,148 66.7% 116,792 Suffolk 22,681,800 73,230,879 0 75,430,948 0 N/A 0 Suffolk Coastal 16,465,641 0 13,775,259 0 14,189,108 64.7% 189,458 Sunderland 39,358,561 40,832,135 0 42,058,852 0 67.6% 304,030 Surrey 48,592,093 58,916,271 0 60,686,288 0 N/A 0 Surrey Heath 13,210,460 0 11,745,797 0 12,098,675 74.9% 0 Sutton 15,844,742 18,164,209 0 18,709,915 0 73.6% 169,858 Swale 14,977,164 0 10,970,582 0 11,300,170 69.2% 213,525 Swindon 46,300,017 0 16,144,923 0 16,629,963 71.1% 326,103 Tameside 24,912,138 27,662,892 0 28,493,966 0 64.6% 269,088 Tamworth 11,901,535 0 9,717,679 0 10,009,627 70.9% 129,145 Tandridge 8,788,349 0 7,425,686 0 7,648,776 69.2% 145,579 Taunton Deane 14,937,151 0 12,408,117 0 12,780,893 68.0% 214,371 Teignbridge 11,711,123 0 8,541,768 0 8,798,387 65.8% 217,930 Telford and the Wrekin 31,715,577 4,462,881 0 4,596,959 0 69.5% 290,040 Tendring 9,875,236 0 5,150,869 0 5,305,616 65.3% 32,762 Test Valley 18,240,271 0 16,016,470 0 16,497,651 69.7% 284,966 Tewkesbury 13,883,454 0 12,159,316 0 12,524,617 69.4% 152,333 Thanet 12,722,083 0 8,002,451 0 8,242,868 65.3% 150,409 Three Rivers 10,015,641 0 8,152,762 0 8,397,695 76.5% 157,076 Thurrock 52,073,587 0 21,062,572 0 21,695,353 70.7% 242,783 Tonbridge and Malling 22,050,492 0 19,900,960 0 20,498,843 70.6% 242,278 Torbay 16,329,701 14,058,850 0 14,481,219 0 66.0% 200,028 Torridge 4,480,999 0 2,257,892 0 2,325,726 62.5% 90,182 Tower Hamlets 109,774,109 0 5,627,462 0 5,796,527 71.9% 703,658 Trafford 69,422,643 0 35,412,924 0 36,476,832 69.7% 509,018 Tunbridge Wells 19,647,567 0 17,429,926 0 17,953,572 70.4% 279,546 Uttlesford 15,880,963 0 14,431,339 0 14,864,899 70.7% 182,313 Vale of White Horse 21,612,363 0 19,399,053 0 19,981,858 68.8% 221,816 Wakefield 53,707,776 13,656,597 0 14,066,881 0 68.2% 610,200 Walsall 34,487,788 35,329,822 0 36,391,233 0 67.2% 332,706 Waltham Forest 20,281,345 45,235,175 0 46,594,172 0 76.9% 252,327 Wandsworth 34,479,956 34,543,111 0 35,580,887 0 76.1% 465,839 Warrington 45,170,663 0 15,912,395 0 16,390,450 69.5% 399,336 Warwick 24,732,009 0 21,513,089 0 22,159,405 70.0% 312,886 Warwickshire 21,999,308 37,857,885 0 38,995,246 0 N/A 0 Watford 24,840,628 0 22,189,262 0 22,855,892 72.7% 218,797 Waveney 10,726,669 0 6,950,043 0 7,158,843 63.5% 149,271 Waverley 15,320,114 0 13,449,909 0 13,853,984 72.4% 268,980 Wealden 12,011,226 0 9,253,631 0 9,531,637 68.2% 255,271 Wellingborough 9,836,701 0 7,576,310 0 7,803,925 67.9% 138,267 Welwyn Hatfield 21,726,417 0 19,008,006 0 19,579,062 72.3% 207,174 West Berkshire 37,315,228 0 20,411,435 0 21,024,654 72.5% 378,769 West Devon 4,556,041 0 3,017,068 0 3,107,710 66.8% 80,976 West Dorset 12,477,335 0 9,747,040 0 10,039,869 67.5% 257,646 West Lancashire 11,218,639 0 8,123,116 0 8,367,158 68.3% 165,430 West Lindsey 6,168,463 0 3,345,667 0 3,446,180 64.8% 106,464 West Oxfordshire 13,243,301 0 11,239,156 0 11,576,813 70.0% 253,190 West Somerset 5,893,327 0 4,770,161 0 4,913,471 64.2% 59,944 West Sussex 31,251,849 42,763,554 0 44,048,296 0 N/A 0 Westminster 628,493,162 0 544,087,977 0 560,433,968 73.6% 2,085,808 Weymouth and Portland 6,453,078 0 4,548,720 0 4,685,377 66.2% 87,033 Wigan 35,443,403 30,481,441 0 31,397,193 0 66.5% 395,164 Wiltshire 67,422,815 0 13,361,528 0 13,762,947 68.5% 687,037 Winchester 21,160,572 0 19,078,006 0 19,651,165 70.7% 289,319 Windsor and Maidenhead 40,648,891 0 28,762,957 0 29,627,080 73.9% 369,962 Wirral 30,491,427 45,581,563 0 46,950,966 0 66.6% 346,627 Woking 17,324,557 0 15,331,100 0 15,791,690 73.8% 210,479 Wokingham 31,362,505 0 18,175,019 0 18,721,050 70.8% 275,382 Wolverhampton 34,934,763 39,470,562 0 40,656,373 0 67.8% 353,064 Worcester 14,926,774 0 12,484,548 0 12,859,621 70.6% 181,079 Worcestershire 15,470,615 43,819,245 0 45,135,703 0 N/A 0 Worthing 12,066,074 0 9,551,586 0 9,838,543 68.9% 151,672 Wychavon 14,983,808 0 12,506,953 0 12,882,699 66.5% 206,879 Wycombe 26,687,996 0 23,563,068 0 24,270,972 72.1% 360,549 Wyre 9,569,131 0 6,385,329 0 6,577,163 66.0% 151,194 Wyre Forest 10,574,241 0 7,919,057 0 8,156,969 66.8% 151,978 York 44,929,484 0 20,130,604 0 20,735,386 71.7% 371,386 The fire and rescue authority for the area of— Avon 4,455,737 5,730,282 0 5,902,436 0 N/A 0 Bedfordshire 1,962,744 3,586,266 0 3,694,008 0 N/A 0 Berkshire 4,833,326 1,822,522 0 1,877,275 0 N/A 0 Buckinghamshire 3,083,704 1,721,604 0 1,773,326 0 N/A 0 Cambridgeshire 3,447,251 2,263,842 0 2,331,855 0 N/A 0 Cheshire 3,996,587 4,846,317 0 4,991,915 0 N/A 0 Cleveland 1,803,002 6,942,750 0 7,151,330 0 N/A 0 Derbyshire 2,650,470 5,738,619 0 5,911,023 0 N/A 0 Devon and Somerset 5,019,861 9,856,583 0 10,152,704 0 N/A 0 Dorset and Wiltshire 4,741,937 5,020,590 0 5,171,424 0 N/A 0 Durham 1,337,150 5,314,759 0 5,474,430 0 N/A 0 East Sussex 2,422,086 4,828,079 0 4,973,129 0 N/A 0 Essex 6,034,064 9,392,687 0 9,674,871 0 N/A 0 Greater Manchester 9,654,763 20,263,157 0 20,871,921 0 N/A 0 Hampshire 6,520,162 7,083,594 0 7,296,406 0 N/A 0 Hereford & Worcester 2,162,295 3,149,262 0 3,243,875 0 N/A 0 Humberside 2,817,853 9,120,563 0 9,394,571 0 N/A 0 Kent 5,966,405 7,951,147 0 8,190,022 0 N/A 0 Lancashire 4,096,150 10,548,312 0 10,865,214 0 N/A 0 Leicestershire 3,395,759 5,016,161 0 5,166,861 0 N/A 0 Merseyside 4,012,404 14,791,957 0 15,236,351 0 N/A 0 North Yorkshire 2,958,535 2,789,155 0 2,872,949 0 N/A 0 Nottinghamshire 3,333,343 6,795,774 0 6,999,939 0 N/A 0 Shropshire 1,431,390 2,230,736 0 2,297,754 0 N/A 0 South Yorkshire 3,850,828 10,787,015 0 11,111,088 0 N/A 0 Staffordshire 3,324,290 5,658,377 0 5,828,371 0 N/A 0 Tyne and Wear 3,817,827 10,699,372 0 11,020,813 0 N/A 0 West Midlands 9,194,955 22,306,248 0 22,976,393 0 N/A 0 West Yorkshire 7,297,592 15,802,449 0 16,277,201 0 N/A 0 SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 18 SCHEDULE 5 Table of Authorities, Business Rates Baselines and Baseline Funding Levels