IRRV Newsletter Highlights

9 September 2024 to 15 September 2024

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 this week's newsletter can be found below:

Parliament: House of Commons Library

• Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) (10 September 2024) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04591/.
• Overview and Scrutiny in Local Government (10 September 2024) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06520/.
• Flexible Working (9 September 2024) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01086/.
• Changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility rules (9 September 2024) https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10094/.

Parliament: House of Lords Library

• Addressing external auditing deficiencies (13 September 2024) https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/addressing-external-auditing-deficiencies/.

Parliament: News

• Debbie Abrahams elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee (11 September 2024) https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/news/202849/debbie-abrahams-elected-chair-of-the-work-and-pensions-committee/.
• Florence Eshalomi elected as Chair of Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (11 September 2024) https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/news/202846/florence-eshalomi-elected-as-chair-of-housing-communities-and-local-government-committee/.

Gov.UK Alerts

• Fuel poverty and Winter Fuel Payment in England ad hoc statistics, 2023 and 2024 (10 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-and-winter-fuel-payment-in-england-ad-hoc-statistics-2023-and-2024?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=e0e72098-be0a-4c1d-9859-462e04d320de&utm_content=daily.

Gov.Scot Alerts

• Council tax double surcharge on vacant second homes: FOI Release (13 September 2024) https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202400422988/.
• Proposals and appeals against non-domestic revaluations (11 September 2024) https://www.gov.scot/publications/non-domestic-proposals-appeals-2023/.?
• Council Tax Reduction: local authority tables and charts - April 2013 to July 2024 (10 September 2024) https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-reduction-local-authority-tables-and-charts/.

Gov.Northern Ireland

• Rate relief consultation report published (10 September 2024) https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/news/rate-relief-consultation-report-published.

MHCLG

• Code of Audit Practice 2024: Explanatory memorandum (12 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-audit-practice-2024-explanatory-memorandum?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=9b2d1463-8e50-4ea2-b64b-a1e0a669eed5&utm_content=daily.
• Addressing the local audit backlog in England: Consultation (9 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/addressing-the-local-audit-backlog-in-england-consultation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7c7420c3-29b2-44a1-952a-8141996bad78&utm_content=daily.

DWP

• Responses to Freedom of Information requests on Equality Impact Assessments produced for targeting Winter Fuel Payment (13 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/responses-to-freedom-of-information-requests-on-equality-impact-assessments-produced-for-targeting-winter-fuel-payment?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=48f08855-ed61-49a8-9d93-318e6adf1444&utm_content=daily.

Valuation Office Agency

• VOA agent standards (11 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/voa-agent-standards.

Insolvency

• Insolvency Service warns people to be on their guard against fraudsters impersonating the agency and its staff (9 September 2024) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/insolvency-service-warns-people-to-be-on-their-guard-against-fraudsters-impersonating-the-agency-and-its-staff.

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