Consultation outcome

Reforming business rates appeals: draft regulations

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 16 August 2016
• Last updated: 8 March 2017 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Reforming business rates appeals: consultation on statutory implementation - summary of consultation responses and government response

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5019-9

PDF, 419 KB, 12 pages

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Detail of outcome

This document summarises the responses to the business rates appeals reforms consultation on the statutory implementation and sets out decisions the government has taken, as a basis for introducing regulations by April 2017.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on draft regulations to support the business rates appeals reforms.

This consultation ran from
16 August 2016 to 5pm on 11 October 2016

Consultation description

The government published a consultation paper on proposals for a reformed business rates appeals system in October 2015. This paper sought views on proposals for a new 3-stage approach to business rates appeals: ‘check, challenge, appeal’.

Enabling primary legislation has been brought forward via the Enterprise Act 2016 and we are now consulting on the draft regulations.

Documents

Check, challenge, appeal: reforming business rates appeals - consultation on statutory implementation

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-4882-0

PDF, 844 KB, 30 pages

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Published 16 August 2016
Last updated 8 March 2017 + show all updates

1. 8 March 2017

   Added summary of consultation responses and government response.

2. 16 August 2016

   First published.