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Summary
The Westminster Council Rating Advisory Panel met on Tuesday 4 November 2025. Councillor Concia Albert was scheduled to chair the meeting. The main item on the agenda was a discussion of NNDR Discretionary and Hardship Relief Applications.
NNDR Discretionary and Hardship Relief Applications
The panel was scheduled to discuss Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) Discretionary and Hardship Relief applications1. The report pack included several applications for NNDR relief, and it was recommended that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of these applications because they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information under the Local Government Act 19722.
Other items
The agenda for the meeting also included:
- Noting any changes to the membership of the panel. The members listed were Councillor Concia Albert, Councillor Robert Eagleton, Councillor Patrick Lilley, Councillor Selina Short, and Councillor Karen Scarborough.
- Receiving declarations of interest from members and officers related to items on the agenda.
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Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) are a tax on non-domestic properties, also known as business rates. Discretionary relief is a type of relief that local authorities can choose to grant to certain businesses, while hardship relief is a type of relief that can be granted to businesses that are experiencing financial difficulties. ↩
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The Local Government Act 1972 is a UK law that defines the structure and functions of local authorities in England and Wales. Schedule 12A defines the categories of information that are exempt from public access. ↩
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