Consultations
IRRV Evidence: Welsh Government Business Rates Policy Review
Call for evidence: Business Rate Policy Review
"We want your evidence and views on options for how the business rate
regime and related rate relief schemes can be modified to better encourage
economic development."Welsh Government
Start of consultation: 05/12/2011
End of consultation: 27/01/2012
Localising support for council tax in England: Consultation
Localising support for council tax is part of a wider policy of decentralisation, giving councils increased financial autonomy and a greater stake in the economic future of their local area. This supports the Government's wider agenda to enable stronger, balanced economic growth across the country and complements the Government's proposals for other incentives, such as the New Homes Bonus.
The Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) is pleased to provide the attached response to the above consultation paper.
Options Paper for the inclusion of Local Authority Benefit Fraud Investigation Teams in the Single Fraud Investigation Service�
IRRV response and Documentation
IRRV Response
Pages 13 to 16
IRRV Response: Rating of Commercial Properties: Small Businesses, Large Retail Properties and Empty Shops
The Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV) is pleased to respond to this consultation.�
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee: Brief Inquiry into the Implications of Welfare Reform
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee of the House of Commons has decided to conduct a brief inquiry into the implications of welfare reform � specifically the localisation of council tax benefit and elements of the Social Fund � insofar as it affects matters in the remit of DCLG.
Members are interested in exploring the ramifications of these changes for users and administrators of these benefits, local authorities in particular. The implications of housing benefit being incorporated into Universal Credit may also be of interest.
The President of the Institute has received the following reply to our 105 questions from the Minister for Welfare Reform. We will be following this up immediately as well as sending further questions. As we get the answers we will post them on the website in a specific area that will be open to all.
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Letter to Lord Freud
The position of the Institute has been to support the principles behind �Dynamic Benefits� and further to support the introduction of the Universal Credit; however the IRRV cannot support the inclusion of housing costs in Lord Freud's proposals.
Below is a draft of the letter sent to Lord Freud by the Institutes President Kerry Macdermott
My Institute is the only professional body in the United Kingdom that specialises in the law and practice of local authority revenues and local taxation collection together with the income related benefits that support these processes.
The position of the Institute has been to support the principles behind �Dynamic Benefits� and further to support the introduction of the Universal Credit; however we cannot support the inclusion of housing costs in your proposals.
There are many reasons behind this statement and in order to give your officials every opportunity to advise you to step back from a potential disaster that will make the Community Charge pale into insignificance we wish to offer you a constructive dialogue which will assist your thinking. The dialogue will be in the form of a series of questions which we hope, as you answer them; will give you an insight into the problems you will be facing.
The questions will be posted on the �open� area of our website and we will post the answers as your officials provide them. We hope you will welcome this approach and allow every opportunity for a constructive dialogue to take place which will assist you in the difficult decisions you will have to make over the next two years.
The first one hundred or so questions are attached and these have all been raised by practitioners as important issues that will need to be addressed to ensure a successful implementation of the Universal Credit.
May I also take this opportunity to personally thank you for the support you have given the Institute at our recent conferences. If your officials need any clarification on the questions, can they contact the Institutes Chief Executive David Magor on david.magor@irrv.org.uk
Link to 105 First Questions
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A unified Courts and Tribunals Service
From 30/11/10 to 25/02/11
This consultation sets out the benefits which a unified courts and tribunals service has the potential to deliver.
The consultation is aimed at other government departments and agencies, members of the judiciary, legal practitioners and their representative organisations, bodies representing tribunal and court users and users themselves.
Link to consultation
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Link to IRRV Response
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Sharing customer data between DWP and local authorities: Call for evidence
Date of publication: 11 March 2011
Deadline date: 25 April 2011
This call for evidence seeks views about proposed new arrangements for sharing customer data between DWP and local authorities, in relation to the provision of welfare services.
Parliament is considering introducing regulation-making powers which will broaden current data sharing powers. If the new power is introduced customer details could be shared in more circumstances than is currently the case. The aim is to make it easier and simpler for customers to apply for and receive a range of different services and benefits. This call for evidence will provide an opportunity for all interested parties to submit their views.
Sharing customer data between DWP and local authorities: Call for evidence (119KB) ![]()
21st Century Welfare Consultation
(1 October 2010 deadline)
Through this consultation the Department for Work and Pensions seeks views to inform its thinking on reforms to the benefits and Tax Credits system, including the idea of a single integrated Universal Credit. The full consultation paper can be found at:
Link to consultation
The full consultation paper can be found at:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2010/21st-century-welfare/
IRRV Response:
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