Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 62970

Parish and Town Councils: Devolution

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 58761 on Parish and Town Councils: Devolution, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) local government restructuring and (

Answer

Jim McMahon
Decisions on council tax levels will be taken by new councils. Where new councils inherit different levels of council tax from their predecessors, legislation provides for them to be harmonised for up to seven years. The Secretary of States determines ref...
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