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These pages provide guidance to Local Authorities and other bodies of the latest policy and legislation on Council Tax.

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Council Tax Update Letter 2011b

28/06/11
The attached letter and Regulations provide advice on the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) Order 2011 legislation which has now come into force.
 

Council Tax & Non-Domestic Rating Update Letter 2011a

23/06/11
The attached letter and Regulations provide advice on the Council Tax & Non-Domestic Rating (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2011 legislation which has now come into force.
 

Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2010

17/11/10
The attached letter and Regulations provide advice on the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2010 legislation which has now come into force.
 

Council Tax - A guide to your bill

07/12/09
The council tax is a local tax set by local councils to help pay for local services. This booklet is a guide to how the council tax works and how you can make sure your bill is correct.
 

Review of Valuation Tribunals in Wales

21/10/08
The main issues to be addressed by the review were the future provision of the Valuation Tribunal Service in Wales, the future structure of the Tribunals in Wales to provide this service, and the processes relating to the appointment of Tribunal members.
 

Council tax benefit and housing benefit: Barriers to take-up in Wales (July 2008)

06/10/08
This report explores the issues surrounding take-up of council tax benefit and housing benefit.
 

Council Tax Update Letter 1A/2007

03/04/07
Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 582 (W.54)) Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 581 (W. 53)) Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 (SI ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 1/2007

15/01/07
Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 582 (W.54)) Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No. 581 (W. 53)) Council Tax (Discount Disregards) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2007 (SI ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 1/2005

30/11/05
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) Order 2005. This letter is to advise you that the above regulations are due to come into force on 5 December 2005. The Order makes amendments to various provisions of subordinate legislation as a consequence o ...
 

Council Tax Revaluation and Rebanding 2005

18/08/04
This Guide provides information on what revaluation and rebanding means to you as a council taxpayer.
 

Council Tax Update Letter 5/2004

17/05/04
The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. Earlier council tax update letters (CTUL 1 & 2 of 2004) provided details of these regulations which came into force on 25th February 2004 introducing a new class C. The intention of the regulations was to al ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 4/2004

07/04/04
The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) and Non Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2004. This letter is to advise you that the above regulations were made on 31 March and came into force on 1 April 2004. Copies of the regulations are attached to th ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 3A/2004

19/03/04
The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004. This letter is to advise you that the above regulations were made on 16 March 2004 and came into force on 18 March 2004. The regulations are being made as a consequence of changes made to the council tax adminis ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 3/2004

11/03/04
The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2004. This letter is to advise you that the above regulations are due to come into force on 18 March 2004. The regulations are being made as a consequence of changes made to the council tax administration and enforceme ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 2/2004

27/02/04
The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. The Council Tax (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. This letter is a follow up to CTUL–1–2004 and confirms that the above Regulations are now in force. Copies of the Regulations a ...
 

Council Tax Update Letter 1/2004

10/02/04
The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004. The Local Government Act 2003 introduced a more flexible power, which enables the National Assembly for Wales to prescribe classes of dwellings for which billing authorities may either reduce or completely remov ...