This draft Order supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 19 February 2020 and published on 20 February 2020 (ISBN 978-0-11-104425-4). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Order.
Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under paragraph 2(3) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments
Local Government
Made
2020
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
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(1) 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(2), a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2.—(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 1.
(2) The amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 is the amount determined in relation to that local authority set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.
3.—(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 2020-2021 is £2,840,000,000.
(2) The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non‑domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2020-2021 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 2020-2021 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.—(1) The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2019-2020 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 2019-2020 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. Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019(3) (which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2019-2020) are revoked.
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Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
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Date
Articles 2 and 3
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | Amount of revenue support grant | Amount of non‑domestic rate income |
| £m | £m | |
| Aberdeen City | 84.901 | 249.963 |
| Aberdeenshire | 307.080 | 121.796 |
| Angus | 180.439 | 27.013 |
| Argyll & Bute | 161.665 | 35.400 |
| Clackmannanshire | 79.886 | 16.355 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 236.864 | 54.213 |
| Dundee City | 247.081 | 50.000 |
| East Ayrshire | 205.598 | 26.835 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 166.888 | 23.166 |
| East Lothian | 147.983 | 27.782 |
| East Renfrewshire | 168.355 | 15.144 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 379.342 | 363.238 |
| Eilean Siar | 87.006 | 8.456 |
| Falkirk | 214.901 | 70.362 |
| Fife | 485.163 | 169.834 |
| Glasgow City | 882.468 | 362.512 |
| Highland | 321.985 | 140.321 |
| Inverclyde | 146.132 | 19.944 |
| Midlothian | 133.995 | 29.779 |
| Moray | 117.537 | 44.101 |
| North Ayrshire | 239.081 | 38.033 |
| North Lanarkshire | 517.230 | 108.490 |
| Orkney Islands | 59.506 | 10.671 |
| Perth & Kinross | 197.907 | 57.583 |
| Renfrewshire | 203.169 | 112.262 |
| Scottish Borders | 174.586 | 35.557 |
| Shetland Islands | 55.639 | 26.122 |
| South Ayrshire | 161.530 | 43.483 |
| South Lanarkshire | 226.351 | 343.864 |
| Stirling | 126.896 | 43.520 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 104.784 | 85.081 |
| West Lothian | 244.278 | 79.120 |
| Scotland Total | 7,066.226 | 2,840.000 |
Article 4
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Local Authority | Amount of revenue support grant |
| £m | |
| Aberdeen City | 72.248 |
| Aberdeenshire | 298.681 |
| Angus | 178.011 |
| Argyll & Bute | 160.249 |
| Clackmannanshire | 78.101 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 236.128 |
| Dundee City | 232.133 |
| East Ayrshire | 202.583 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 167.665 |
| East Lothian | 148.755 |
| East Renfrewshire | 168.983 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 360.861 |
| Eilean Siar | 86.611 |
| Falkirk | 212.188 |
| Fife | 482.655 |
| Glasgow City | 880.598 |
| Highland | 306.652 |
| Inverclyde | 144.989 |
| Midlothian | 129.016 |
| Moray | 116.504 |
| North Ayrshire | 233.288 |
| North Lanarkshire | 511.480 |
| Orkney Islands | 59.283 |
| Perth & Kinross | 194.981 |
| Renfrewshire | 208.016 |
| Scottish Borders | 171.298 |
| Shetland Islands | 55.476 |
| South Ayrshire | 160.702 |
| South Lanarkshire | 223.733 |
| Stirling | 125.230 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 103.824 |
| West Lothian | 236.124 |
| Scotland Total | 6,947.046 |
(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 2020-2021 (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 2019-2020 (article 4 and schedule 2), and
(d)makes consequential revocations in the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2019 (article 5).
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.
Paragraph 2(3) has been modified by paragraph 6 of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).