IRRV Newsletter Highlights

6 January 2025 to 12 January 2025

The IRRV weekly newsletter includes details of upcoming events and our products & services, as well as general news relevant to the industry including legislation, case law, consultations and much more.

Some key items from the most recent newsletter can be found below:

Legislation

• The Council Tax (Demand Notices and Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I.2025/180) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/8/contents/made.

Parliament: House of Commons Library

• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25 (10 January 2025) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10142/.

Parliament: Latest News

• Local Government Audit – HCLG Committee writes to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State to press for clarity on next steps on reform (9 January 2025) https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/news/204638/local-government-audit-hclg-committee-writes-to-angela-rayner-secretary-of-state-to-press-for-clarity-on-next-steps-on-reform/.

Gov.UK Alerts

• National non-domestic rates: guidance for billing authorities (9 January 2025) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-non-domestic-rates-guidance-for-billing-authorities?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=601081e6-d25d-4f1e-aa29-1ccdf2dfe708&utm_content=daily.

Gov.Scot Alerts

• Adult Disability Payment decision making: FOI release (8 January 2025) https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202400438350/.

Gov.Wales Alerts

• Written Statement: Consultation on Improving the Council Tax Appeals Framework (10 January 2025) https://www.gov.wales/written-statement-consultation-improving-council-tax-appeals-framework.

MHCLG

• Council Tax information letter 1/2025: Changes to the presentation of the adult social care precept on bills and other updates on council tax (9 January 2025) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/council-tax-information-letter-12025-changes-to-the-presentation-of-the-adult-social-care-precept-on-bills-and-other-updates-on-council-tax?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a383bf7b-d35b-4d8a-9b78-f3562f6e84a7&utm_content=daily.

DWP

• Housing Benefit adjudication circulars 2024 (6 January 2025) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=78a27c01-4134-4c91-8fa6-7a1fe9b0369d&utm_content=daily.
• Advice for decision making: staff guide (9 January 2025) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=b031ec65-b69e-4682-a6c7-2dab6865d993&utm_content=daily.

Valuation Office Agency

• Valuation Office Agency: information for local authorities (9 January 2025) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/voa-information-for-local-authorities.

Insolvency Service

• Guide to Bankruptcy (9 January 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-bankruptcy.
• Start your journey out of debt this New Year (9 January 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/start-your-journey-out-of-debt-this-new-year.

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