Decision number: 051/202526
Author and Job Role: Kelvin Menon, OPCC Surrey Treasurer
Protective Marking: OFFICIAL
Executive summary:
On the 3rd February 2025 the Police and Crime Panel considered the recommendation from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey to issue a Band D council tax precept for the Surrey area of £337.57. As the recommendation was not vetoed and the statutory requirements in respect of scrutiny from the panel have now been completed, the Commissioner is able to:
- Set the revenue budget for 2025/26.
- Set the capital budget for 2025/26
- Calculate the budget requirement for 2025/26 and
- Issue precept notices to billing authorities for 2025/26.
Background:
A report is attached to this decision notice.
Recommendations:
- The Police and Crime Commissioner is requested to:
- Approve the capital and investment programme of £48.358m for 2025/26 and authorise the Chief Finance Officer to undertake the appropriate financing;
- Approve the revenue budget of £330.6m for 2025/26 and
- Note the review by the Chief Finance Officer in respect of the robustness of the budget and the adequacy of reserves.
- Note the Council Tax Base of 526,600.4 for the year 2025/26 as notified by the billing authorities within Surrey (item T in the formula in Section 44 (1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended).
- Approve the following amounts for the year 2025/26 in accordance with Sections 43, 44 and 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended: –
- £328,250,584 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Police and Crime Commissioner estimates for the items set out in Section 43 (2) (a) to (d) of the Act;
- £150,486,087 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Police and Crime Commissioner estimates for the items set out in Section 43 (3) (a) to (b) adjusted for the item set out in the Act;
- £177,764,497 being the amount by which the aggregate at (a) above exceeds the aggregate at (b) above, calculated by the Police and Crime Commissioner in accordance with Section 43 (4) of the Act, as its Council Tax Requirement for the year.
- £337.57 being the amount at (c) above divided by the tax base as notified by billing authorities for Surrey, calculated by the Police and Crime Commissioner in accordance with Section 44 (1) of the Act, as the basic amount of tax for the year.
- Valuation bands being the amounts given by multiplying the amount of (d) above by the number which, in the proportion set out in Section 5 (1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation band D, calculated by the Police and Crime Commissioner in accordance with Section 47 (1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of the categories of dwelling listed in different valuation bands.
| Band | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Increase |
| A | 215.71 | 225.05 | 9.34 |
| B | 251.67 | 262.55 | 10.88 |
| C | 287.62 | 300.06 | 12.44 |
| D | 323.57 | 337.57 | 14.00 |
| E | 395.47 | 412.58 | 17.11 |
| F | 467.38 | 487.60 | 20.22 |
| G | 539.28 | 562.62 | 23.34 |
| H | 647.14 | 675.14 | 28.00 |
- Resolve that under Section 52ZB of the Local Government Finance Act, the Commissioner’s relevant basic amount of Council Tax for 2025/26 is not excessive in accordance with the principles determined under Section 52ZC (1) of the Localism Act 2011.
- Resolve that in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, the billing authorities within the area of this authority be issued with precepts in the amount of £177,764,497 for the financial year beginning 1 April 2025, the amount of the retrospective precepts to be issued to each billing authority’s area in accordance with the Sections 43, 44 and 47 of the 1992 Act, as amended.
Police and Crime Commissioner approval:
I approve the recommendation(s):
Signature: PCC Lisa Townsend
Date: 10th February 2025
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