# The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2021

S.S.I. 2021/157 · made 19 March 2021 · revised to 9 March 2022

This Order—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),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 2020-2021 (article 4 and schedule 2), andmakes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020 (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-2021/pdf/ssi_20210157_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 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 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

## 2 Revenue support grant for 2021-2022

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

(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.

## 4 Revenue support grant for 2020-2021

(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.

## 5 Revocations

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020 (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 1 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2021-2022

Column 1
...
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 2 REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2020-2021

Column 1
Column 2
Local Authority
Amount of revenue support grant
£m
Aberdeen City
216.138
Aberdeenshire
406.804
Angus
212.704
Argyll & Bute
197.412
Clackmannanshire
96.256
Dumfries & Galloway
290.101
Dundee City
301.041
East Ayrshire
242.457
East Dunbartonshire
202.499
East Lothian
178.661
East Renfrewshire
195.940
Edinburgh, City of
637.444
Eilean Siar
98.006
Falkirk
270.306
Fife
626.778
Glasgow City
1,204.630
Highland
426.479
Inverclyde
171.138
Midlothian
166.367
Moray
152.870
North Ayrshire
282.283
North Lanarkshire
629.086
Orkney Islands
76.213
Perth & Kinross
247.936
Renfrewshire
278.666
Scottish Borders
211.789
Shetland Islands
73.776
South Ayrshire
202.313
South Lanarkshire
412.250
Stirling
164.400
West Dunbartonshire
154.631
West Lothian
312.294
Scotland Total
9,339.668

## 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2021/157 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-finance-scotland-order-2021
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