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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.
Sussex Police chiefs have called for the maximum rise in their part of council tax to give them "a fighting chance" of balancing their budget. They have said a forecast deficit of £14m for 2025/ ...
According to Your Croydon (a local community magazine) this is due to a stronger partnership struck between Croydon Council and the police. [87] In 2007, overall crime figures across the borough saw a decrease of 5%, with the number of incidents dropping from 32,506 in 2006 to 30,862 in 2007. [ 88 ]
The Metropolitan Police District was created by the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 as an ad hoc area of administration because the built-up area of London spread at the time into many parishes and counties without an established boundary. The district expanded as the built up area grew and stretched some distance into rural land.
The Common Council is the police authority for the City of London, [27] a police area that covers the City including the Inner Temple and Middle Temple and which has its own police force – the City of London Police – separate from the Metropolitan Police, which polices the remainder of Greater London. Each ward may choose a number of common ...
In 1991, he then announced in a parliamentary speech as Prime Minister that the poll tax was to be replaced by Council Tax. The council tax came into effect in 1993. Similar to the previous system of rates, the new system set tax levels on property value. Although it was not directly linked to income, the council tax took ability to pay into ...
The 14-week inquest into the disaster in 2016 is due to hear its first evidence later today.
In 1954 Croydon Corporation unsuccessfully petitioned the Queen for the grant of city status. At the time, Croydon was the only county borough with a population in excess of 200,000 not to be a city. At the time, Croydon was the only county borough with a population in excess of 200,000 not to be a city.