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City of Doncaster Council is the local authority of the City of Doncaster, a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England. Prior to being awarded city status in 2022 the council was called Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The council is based at the Civic Office in Waterdale, central Doncaster. It is one of four ...
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 old Doncaster Guildhall in 1911 The first municipal building in the town had its origins in the ruins of the Church of St Mary Magdalene which was built in the Market Place in around 1130. [ 1 ] Civic leaders acquired the old church in 1557 and converted the surviving chancel and nave into a town hall: the structure was rebuilt to a ...
A leaflet explaining the Community Charge (the so-called "poll tax"), Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
The Commission felt that this, along with evidence that the council had not been well run for 15 years, was leading to a loss of public confidence. [9] The Commission's report was issued in April 2010. It found that Doncaster was a dysfunctional authority and that there were three factors preventing the council from providing good governance: [10]
The City of Doncaster Council is the local authority for Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The council is elected every four years. The council is elected every four years. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor .
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Intake is a suburb of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.The area borders Town Fields, a large area of public land based on Town Moor Avenue. It contains 'Town Moor' which is part of the Intake electoral ward, although 'Town Fields' is a local Doncaster Council administrative area which encompasses the Town Moor district.