Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

13^th January 2026

Title:

Council Tax Base for 2026/27

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Executive Director Corporate Services

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

27 February 2019 Budget Council Meeting

Resolved:-

(10) That the annual determination of the Council Tax Base be delegated to the Director of Finance and Customer Services (Section 151 Officer), in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive, be approved.

Minute 156 refers

Decision:

To determine the Council Tax Base for 2026/27 financial year. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 2012 governing its calculation, it is determined that the Council’s Tax Base for the financial year 2026/27 is 74,255.73 Band D Equivalent Properties.

Reasons for the Decision:

To comply with statutory requirements to enable the setting of the Council Tax for 2026/27.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports relevant to the decision being taken:

Report to the Executive Director Corporate Services.

Council Tax Base 2026/27