The Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Sections 32 and 43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) set out respectively how a billing authority and a major precepting authority other than the Greater London Authority (“GLA”) are to calculate their budget requirements for a financial year, and sections 33 and 44 of that Act set out respectively how a billing authority and such a major precepting authority are to calculate the basic amount of their council tax. For the Greater London Authority, the budget requirement is calculated under section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”), the basic amount of council tax (for services funded by the GLA other than the Metropolitan Police Authority) is calculated under section 88 of that Act and the additional amount of council tax in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority is calculated under section 89 of that Act.

Regulation 2(b) of these Regulations amends for authorities in England the definition in section 32 of the 1992 Act of “police grant” for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2003. The amended definition applies to that section, and also to sections 33, 43 and 44 of the 1992 Act. The same definitions of police grant applies to the corresponding sections of the 1999 Act (under section 99 of that Act).

Regulations 2(a) and 3 to 10 of these Regulations omit references to “relevant special grants” from sections, 32, 33, 43 and 44 of the 1992 Act, and from sections 85, 88, 89, 99 and 102 of the 1999 Act, for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2003 since no special grants are being defined as relevant special grants for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2003.

A copy of the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2003/04 approved on 5th February 2003 ISBN 0 10 292029 X, price £5.00, referred to in regulation 2 may be obtained from the Stationery Office.