Police and Fire and Rescue Services: Taxation
(asked on 30th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the taxation levels of front-line police and fire services across the constituent parts of the UK.
This question was answered on 8th December 2016
Both policing and the fire service are devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Council tax policy in Wales is a matter for the Welsh government. Council tax referendum principles for local authorities in England are set by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and are subject to the approval of the House of Commons. An announcement about principles for 2017/18 will, be made shortly.