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The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/56 · Made 10 February 2015 · Extends to Scotland

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Local Government

Made 10th February 2015

Coming into force 11th February 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that Schedule they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that Schedulef2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c.14. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

f2

Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revenue support grant for 2015-2016 Repealed
  3. 3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2015-2016
  4. 4Revenue support grant for 2014-2015
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2015-2016
  8. Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2014-2015
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Revenue support grant for 2015-2016F1

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3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2015-2016I1

(1)

The distributable amount of non-domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of Schedule 12 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 is F1£2,788,500,000.

(2)

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non-domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1.

(3)

The amount of non-domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 is that part of the distributable amount for that year determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 3 of that Schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

4Revenue support grant for 2014-2015I1

(1)

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2014-2015 are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2.

(2)

The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2014-2015 is the amount redetermined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that Schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

5RevocationsI1

Article 2 of, and column 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2014f1 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2014-2015) are revoked.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th February 2015

Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2015-2016F1

Column 1F2...Column 3
Local Authority...Amount of non-domestic rate income
...£m
Aberdeen City. . .210.116
Aberdeenshire. . .92.096
Angus. . .30.792
Argyll & Bute. . .27.840
Clackmannanshire. . .15.853
Dumfries & Galloway. . .50.827
Dundee City. . .60.431
East Ayrshire. . .32.850
East Dunbartonshire. . .25.188
East Lothian. . .26.079
East Renfrewshire. . .16.553
Edinburgh (City of). . .390.862
Eilean Siar. . .7.920
Falkirk. . .62.336
Fife. . .166.642
Glasgow City. . .382.435
Highland. . .127.403
Inverclyde. . .23.642
Midlothian. . .31.822
Moray. . .36.789
North Ayrshire. . .42.931
North Lanarkshire. . .122.426
Orkney Islands. . .9.490
Perth & Kinross. . .59.337
Renfrewshire. . .102.915
Scottish Borders. . .33.707
Shetland Islands. . .16.882
South Ayrshire. . .42.683
South Lanarkshire. . .315.984
Stirling. . .45.400
West Dunbartonshire. . .84.053
West Lothian. . .94.216
Scotland Total. . .2,788.500

Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2014-2015F1

Column 1Column 2
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City137.000
Aberdeenshire310.390
Angus174.018
Argyll & Bute174.877
Clackmannanshire83.321
Dumfries & Galloway245.386
Dundee City235.185
East Ayrshire196.782
East Dunbartonshire157.388
East Lothian145.644
East Renfrewshire160.788
Edinburgh (City of)386.311
Eilean Siar95.921
Falkirk205.188
Fife480.396
Glasgow City909.250
Highland331.930
Inverclyde145.447
Midlothian123.352
Moray122.085
North Ayrshire229.412
North Lanarkshire508.442
Orkney Islands59.398
Perth & Kinross193.800
Renfrewshire208.008
Scottish Borders175.890
Shetland Islands69.072
South Ayrshire159.766
South Lanarkshire275.489
Stirling133.829
West Dunbartonshire111.863
West Lothian219.549
Scotland Total7,165.177

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order—

(a)

determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2015-2016 (article 2 and Schedule 1);

(b)

determines the amount of non‑domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in respect of that year (article 3 and Schedule 1);

(c)

redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2014-2015 (article 4 and Schedule 2); and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2014 (article 5).