Members were asked to approve the amendment to the existing policy for the granting of Discretionary Non-Domestic Rate Relief required as a result of a change in legislation effective from 1 April 2023. The change is in relation to backdating of discretionary rate reliefs.

The motion was MOVED by Cllr Kendall and SECONDED by Cllr Laplain. A vote was taken by a show of hands and was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

Members are asked to: To approve the amendment to the existing policy for the granting of Discretionary Non-Domestic Rate Relief.

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION

The policy is required to comply with Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1998, Localism Act 2011 and the Non-Domestic Rating Act Regulations 2023