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The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation, and has the powers and functions of a London borough council. It sets council tax and as a billing authority also collects precepts for Greater London Authority functions and business rates. [13]
The London Borough of Bromley (/ ˈ b r ɒ m l i / ⓘ) is a borough in London, England. It borders the county of Kent , of which it formed part until 1965. The borough's population in the 2021 census was 329,991.
In May 2023, Direct Line Group announced that it would be relating to Riverbank House in the City of London. [7] This left Churchill Court vacant and Bromley London Borough Council decided to take the opportunity to sell its Grade II listed offices at Bromley Palace, which needed extensive refurbishment, [8] [9] and acquire Churchill Court instead.
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
The council was subsequently enlarged to seven aldermen and twenty-one councillors. In 1965 the municipal borough was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area transferred to Greater London from Kent. Its former area was combined with that of other districts to form the present-day London Borough of Bromley.
In the financial year 2019/20, local authorities received 22% of their funding from grants, 52% from council tax and 27% from retained business rates. [61] In the financial year 2023/24, 51% of revenue expenditure is expected to come from UK Government grants, 31% from council tax and 15% from retained business rates. [27]
Council Tax is slightly easier to evade than domestic rates as liability for Council Tax falls on the occupants rather than the property owner - the UK does not have a complete identity register therefore Councils must rely on other forms of identification - such as the electoral roll to identify, locate and pursue Council Tax evaders.
Brent London Borough Council: Labour: Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way 16.70 sq mi (43.3 km 2) 341,221 12 Bromley: Bromley London Borough Council: Conservative: Civic Centre, Churchill Court 57.97 sq mi (150.1 km 2) 329,578