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Business Rates Retention System

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is resetting the business rates retention system from April 2026, which determines how local authorities share revenue from non-domestic property taxes. The Abolition of Business Rates Bill proposes fundamental reform of this system. Current status involves technical adjustments and consultation on the reset mechanism affecting local government funding.

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2025

2 events
2 Jun 2025 | Consultation (closed) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Local authority funding reform - Resetting the business rates retention system — consultation closed

This technical consultation seeks views on the approach to delivering a business rates reset, updating government’s assessment of how much business rates are available through updating business rates baselines. The consultation can be found at: Local authority funding reform

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8 Apr 2025 | Consultation (closed) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Local authority funding reform - Resetting the business rates retention system — consultation opened

This technical consultation seeks views on the approach to delivering a business rates reset, updating government’s assessment of how much business rates are available through updating business rates baselines. The consultation can be found at: Local authority funding reform

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

2023

5 events
13 Dec 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill — outcome published

This consultation covers proposals for an updated technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Ret…
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↓ NNDR1 form 2024-25 for consultation ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention Syste…
2 Nov 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill — consultation closed

This consultation covers proposals for an updated technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Ret…
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↓ NNDR1 form 2024-25 for consultation ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention Syste…
28 Sep 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill — consultation opened

This consultation covers proposals for an updated technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Ret…
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↓ NNDR1 form 2024-25 for consultation ↓ Technical adjustments to the Business Rates Retention Syste…

2022

7 events
30 Sep 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities linked

Technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system: Consultation — consultation closed

Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention system in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers.

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30 Sep 2022 | Consultation (closed) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers — consultation closed

The Business Rates Retention (BRR) system distributes tax income between councils, and between councils and central government, according to need and established shares. Separately, the next Business Rates Revaluation is due to take effect from 1 April 2023, changing business …

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2 Sep 2022 | Consultation (closed) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Consultation on a technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention System in response to the 2023 Revaluation and Central List Transfers — consultation opened

The Business Rates Retention (BRR) system distributes tax income between councils, and between councils and central government, according to need and established shares. Separately, the next Business Rates Revaluation is due to take effect from 1 April 2023, changing business …

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK

2019

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2018

1 event

2017

8 events
19 Dec 2017 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention — outcome published

Consultation on the government’s proposal to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business… (47pp)
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↓ Business rates reform: call for evidence on needs and redis… (13pp) ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates reten… (33pp) ↓ Call for evidence on needs and redistribution: summary of r… (22pp)
19 Dec 2017 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

100% business rates retention: further consultation on the design of the reformed system — outcome published

Further consultation on the government’s commitment to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ 100% business rates retention: further consulta… (23pp)
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↓ 100% business rates retention: further consultation on the … (17pp)
3 May 2017 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

100% business rates retention: further consultation on the design of the reformed system — consultation closed

Further consultation on the government’s commitment to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ 100% business rates retention: further consulta… (23pp)
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↓ 100% business rates retention: further consultation on the … (17pp)
15 Feb 2017 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

100% business rates retention: further consultation on the design of the reformed system — consultation opened

Further consultation on the government’s commitment to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ 100% business rates retention: further consulta… (23pp)
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↓ 100% business rates retention: further consultation on the … (17pp)

2016

4 events
26 Sep 2016 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention — consultation closed

Consultation on the government’s proposal to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business… (47pp)
+3 more
↓ Business rates reform: call for evidence on needs and redis… (13pp) ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates reten… (33pp) ↓ Call for evidence on needs and redistribution: summary of r… (22pp)
5 Jul 2016 | Consultation outcome Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked

Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates retention — consultation opened

Consultation on the government’s proposal to allow local government to retain 100% of the business rates they raise locally.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business… (47pp)
+3 more
↓ Business rates reform: call for evidence on needs and redis… (13pp) ↓ Self-sufficient local government: 100% business rates reten… (33pp) ↓ Call for evidence on needs and redistribution: summary of r… (22pp)

2015

6 events

2014

3 events