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The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2021

S.S.I. 2021/157 · Made 19 March 2021 · Extends to Scotland

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Local Government

Made 19th March 2021

Coming into force 20th March 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of 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 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Revenue support grant for 2021-2022 Repealed
  3. 3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2021-2022
  4. 4Revenue support grant for 2020-2021
  5. 5Revocations
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2021-2022
  8. Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2020-2021
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Revenue support grant for 2021-2022F1

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3Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2021-2022I1

(1)

The distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2021-2022 is £2,090,000,000.

(2)

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 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 2020-2021I1

(1)

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 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 2020-2021 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 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020f1 (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2020-2021) are revoked.

Signature

IVAN McKEE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

Schedule 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2021-2022I1

Column 1F1...Column 3
Local Authority...Amount of non‑domestic rate income
...£m
Aberdeen City...202.923
Aberdeenshire...104.867
Angus...19.767
Argyll & Bute...25.070
Clackmannanshire...13.650
Dumfries & Galloway...38.830
Dundee City...26.821
East Ayrshire...17.550
East Dunbartonshire...13.355
East Lothian...21.675
East Renfrewshire...7.234
Edinburgh, City of...188.796
Eilean Siar...6.157
Falkirk...60.775
Fife...135.763
Glasgow City...223.812
Highland...106.967
Inverclyde...12.019
Midlothian...18.811
Moray...41.237
North Ayrshire...28.520
North Lanarkshire...84.429
Orkney Islands...9.788
Perth & Kinross...34.864
Renfrewshire...81.663
Scottish Borders...26.668
Shetland Islands...26.690
South Ayrshire...23.358
South Lanarkshire...319.312
Stirling...27.158
West Dunbartonshire...81.408
West Lothian...60.063
Scotland Total...2,090.000

Schedule 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2020-2021I1

Column 1Column 2
Local AuthorityAmount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City216.138
Aberdeenshire406.804
Angus212.704
Argyll & Bute197.412
Clackmannanshire96.256
Dumfries & Galloway290.101
Dundee City301.041
East Ayrshire242.457
East Dunbartonshire202.499
East Lothian178.661
East Renfrewshire195.940
Edinburgh, City of637.444
Eilean Siar98.006
Falkirk270.306
Fife626.778
Glasgow City1,204.630
Highland426.479
Inverclyde171.138
Midlothian166.367
Moray152.870
North Ayrshire282.283
North Lanarkshire629.086
Orkney Islands76.213
Perth & Kinross247.936
Renfrewshire278.666
Scottish Borders211.789
Shetland Islands73.776
South Ayrshire202.313
South Lanarkshire412.250
Stirling164.400
West Dunbartonshire154.631
West Lothian312.294
Scotland Total9,339.668

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 2021-2022 (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 2020-2021 (article 4 and schedule 2), and

(d)

makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020 (article 5).