Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: call for evidence
27 November 2024
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament?
If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill.
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The Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into consideration. The Public Bill Committee will scrutinise the Bill line by line. The first sitting of the Public Bill Committee is expected to be on Wednesday 11 December and the Committee will report by 5pm on Tuesday 17 December. However, please note that when the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday 17 December. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible. |
Aims of the Bill
The bill permits the Treasury to establish up to two new multipliers used for calculating non domestic rates that are lower than the standard multiplier and apply to retail, hospitality and leisure properties. These can be a maximum of 20p in the pound lower than the small business multiplier. The bill also permits the Treasury to establish one or more new multipliers that are higher than the standard multiplier, but no more than 10p in the pound higher. Higher multipliers can only be applied to properties with a rateable value of £500,000 or more.
Second, the bill will remove charitable rate relief from most private schools that are charities.
Business rates are devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Bill’s provisions extend to England and Wales, but will have effect only in England.
Follow the progress of the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25 was introduced into the House of Commons on 13 November 2024. The bill’s Second Reading was held on Monday 25 November.
- Bills before Parliament: Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
- Read Explanatory Notes: Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
- Delegated Legislation Memorandum
- Joint Committee on Human Rights Memorandum
- Impact Assessment
- House of Commons Library Briefing Paper
Oral evidence sessions will be held on 11 December 2024.
Guidance on submitting written evidence
Deadline for written evidence submissions
The Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into account during its consideration of the existing clauses of the Bill and of any amendments tabled to the Bill.
The first sitting of the Public Bill Committee is expected to be on Wednesday 11 December and the Committee will report the Bill by 5pm on Tuesday 17 December. However, please note that when the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday 17 December. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible.
Your submission should be emailed to scrutiny@parliament.uk
Further guidance on submitting written evidence can be found here (pdf, 1MB).
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