Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 1206

London Government

The Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2020

Made

3rd November 2020

Laid before Parliament

5th November2020

Coming into force

30th November 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999(1).

Citation, commencement and application

1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 30th November 2020.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2021 only.

Modification of the Greater London Authority Act 1999

2.  In paragraph 3(4) (draft consolidated budget) of Schedule 6 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, for "1st February" substitute "15th February".

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Luke Hall

Minister of State

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

3rd November 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

In relation to each financial year the Greater London Authority ("the Authority") is required to make the calculations set out in section 85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 ("the 1999 Act"), including the calculation of its consolidated council tax requirement.

The procedure for determining the Authority's consolidated council tax requirement is set out in Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. As part of that procedure the Mayor is required to prepare and present a draft consolidated budget to the Assembly on or before 1st February in the financial year preceding that to which the consolidated council tax requirement relates (paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 6). If the Mayor fails to comply with this requirement, the responsibility for preparing the draft consolidated budget passes to the Assembly (paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 6).

In relation to the financial year beginning on 1st April 2021 these Regulations modify Schedule 6 so that the Mayor is required to prepare and present a draft consolidated budget to the Assembly on or before 15th February 2021.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1999 c.29. S.I. 2012/3125, 2013/3178, 2014/3308, 2015/2032, 2016/1248, 2017/1252, 2018/1151 and 2019/1435 made similar modifications in relation to previous financial years.