2024 No. 71

Local Government

The Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1 and 9(4) of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 19921 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of that schedule, they have consulted with such associations of local authorities as appear to them to be appropriate.

In accordance with paragraph 2(3) of that schedule2, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and Commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Revenue support grant for 2024-20252

1

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

2

The amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 is the amount set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Distribution of non-domestic rate income for 2024-20253

1

The distributable amount of non-domestic rate income arrived at under paragraph 9 of schedule 12 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 is £3,068,000,000.

2

The local authorities among whom the distributable amount of non-domestic rate income is distributed in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 are specified in column 1 of schedule 1.

3

The amount of non-domestic rate income distributed to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 1 in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 is the amount set out in column 3 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revenue support grant for 2023-2024 – redetermination4

1

The local authorities to which revenue support grant is payable in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 are specified in column 1 of schedule 2.

2

The amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority specified in column 1 of schedule 2 in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 is the amount set out in column 2 of that schedule opposite the name of that local authority.

Revocations5

Article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 20233 are revoked.

TOM ARTHURAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT AND DISTRIBUTION OF NON‑DOMESTIC RATE INCOME 2024-2025

Articles 2 and 3

Column 1

Local authority

Column 2

Amount of revenue support grant

£m

Column 3

Amount of non-domestic rate income

£m

Aberdeen City

244.596

208.768

Aberdeenshire

440.076

131.630

Angus

237.575

29.304

Argyll & Bute

199.469

41.334

Clackmannanshire

103.837

19.659

Dumfries & Galloway

306.838

63.708

Dundee City

300.822

73.695

East Ayrshire

268.576

33.530

East Dunbartonshire

225.711

25.901

East Lothian

177.456

59.925

East Renfrewshire

222.748

15.941

Edinburgh, City of

581.234

407.645

Eilean Siar

101.148

9.722

Falkirk

291.837

72.962

Fife

715.196

143.471

Glasgow City

1,189.050

386.817

Highland

419.579

160.345

Inverclyde

187.804

20.298

Midlothian

182.767

34.944

Moray

147.015

67.225

North Ayrshire

309.089

43.129

North Lanarkshire

688.139

120.743

Orkney Islands

67.871

12.176

Perth & Kinross

274.201

64.717

Renfrewshire

307.567

107.505

Scottish Borders

231.588

42.222

Shetland Islands

61.412

27.348

South Ayrshire

223.864

46.075

South Lanarkshire

372.690

366.059

Stirling

170.419

47.768

West Dunbartonshire

150.138

87.481

West Lothian

324.865

95.953

Scotland Total

9,725.177

3,068.000

SCHEDULE 2REVENUE SUPPORT GRANT 2023-2024

Article 4

Column 1

Local authority

Column 2

Amount of revenue support grant

£m

Aberdeen City

165.776

Aberdeenshire

394.169

Angus

220.901

Argyll & Bute

187.193

Clackmannanshire

98.221

Dumfries & Galloway

287.684

Dundee City

279.360

East Ayrshire

252.184

East Dunbartonshire

210.201

East Lothian

159.356

East Renfrewshire

206.959

Edinburgh, City of

552.075

Eilean Siar

99.168

Falkirk

268.191

Fife

607.050

Glasgow City

1,135.462

Highland

388.842

Inverclyde

175.324

Midlothian

163.578

Moray

147.037

North Ayrshire

286.287

North Lanarkshire

619.609

Orkney Islands

65.147

Perth & Kinross

254.981

Renfrewshire

253.488

Scottish Borders

218.189

Shetland Islands

61.703

South Ayrshire

204.194

South Lanarkshire

349.979

Stirling

157.196

West Dunbartonshire

132.354

West Lothian

307.347

Scotland Total

8,909.205

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order–

a

determines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in Scotland in respect of the financial year 2024-2025 (article 2 and schedule 1),

b

determines the amount of non-domestic rate income to be distributed to each local authority in respect of that year (article 3 and schedule 1),

c

redetermines the amount of the revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 (article 4 and schedule 2), and

d

makes consequential revocations of article 2 and column 2 of schedule 1 of the Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023, which previously determined the amount of revenue support grant payable to each local authority in respect of the financial year 2023-2024 (article 5).