The Rating Advisory Panel of Westminster Council met on Tuesday 16 June 2026. The primary focus of the meeting was to consider applications for National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) discretionary and hardship relief. The panel was also scheduled to note any changes to its membership and receive declarations of interest.

NNDR Discretionary and Hardship Relief Applications

The majority of the meeting was dedicated to reviewing applications for National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) discretionary and hardship relief. This significant portion of the agenda, spanning pages 3 to 470 of the public reports pack, indicates a substantial number of applications were presented for consideration. The reports pack detailed these applications, which would have been the subject of discussion.

The panel was also scheduled to consider exempt reports under the Local Government Act 1972. It was recommended that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for these items due to the likely disclosure of exempt information. The justification for this exclusion was that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. ¹