# The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2015 S.S.I. 2015/56 · made 10 February 2015 · revised to 2 March 2016 This Order—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);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);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); andmakes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2014 (article 5). Made under: Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Schedule 12 paragraph 1, Schedule 12 paragraph 9) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2015/pdf/ssi_20150056_en.pdf ## Introductory text 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 1992 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 Schedule, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament. ## 1 Citation and commencement 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. ## 2 Revenue support grant for 2015-2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2015-2016 (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 £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. ## 4 Revenue support grant for 2014-2015 (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. ## 5 Revocations Article 2 of, and column 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2014 (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 1 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2015-2016 Column 1 ... 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 2 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2014-2015 Column 1 Column 2 Local Authority Amount of revenue support grant £m Aberdeen City 137.000 Aberdeenshire 310.390 Angus 174.018 Argyll & Bute 174.877 Clackmannanshire 83.321 Dumfries & Galloway 245.386 Dundee City 235.185 East Ayrshire 196.782 East Dunbartonshire 157.388 East Lothian 145.644 East Renfrewshire 160.788 Edinburgh (City of) 386.311 Eilean Siar 95.921 Falkirk 205.188 Fife 480.396 Glasgow City 909.250 Highland 331.930 Inverclyde 145.447 Midlothian 123.352 Moray 122.085 North Ayrshire 229.412 North Lanarkshire 508.442 Orkney Islands 59.398 Perth & Kinross 193.800 Renfrewshire 208.008 Scottish Borders 175.890 Shetland Islands 69.072 South Ayrshire 159.766 South Lanarkshire 275.489 Stirling 133.829 West Dunbartonshire 111.863 West Lothian 219.549 Scotland Total 7,165.177 ## 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). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/56 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2015 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.