Correspondence

Local authority meetings and votes about Council Tax: ministerial letter

Letter from Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis about removing 'red tape' for councillors taking part in Council Tax debates.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE
• Published: 6 February 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

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Removing unnecessary red tape: Council Tax setting: letter from Brandon Lewis

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Letter from Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis to local authority leaders, explaining that councillors do not need to declare their interest as a Council Tax payer and get a dispensation to take part in council discussions or votes about Council Tax.

Published 6 February 2013