By Denise McCann from CommunityNI.org
Published on 19 Apr 2005
Non-Domestic Charitable Exemptions and Reliefs from Rate Liability in Northern Ireland – A Policy Paper (February 2005).
Background
The Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP or the Department), which has responsibility for policy and legislation on rates in Northern Ireland, is currently reviewing the existing legislation relevant to charities.
As part of this process, the Department has published a Policy Paper (28 February 2005) which considers the need to reform existing non-domestic charitable exemptions and reliefs from rate liability in Northern Ireland. This is in addition to an earlier consultation exercise held in 2002 on the Review of Rating Policy in which the majority of respondents indicated broad support for the retention of exemptions and rate relief to deserving organisations.
This NICVA briefing paper outlines the key proposals set out in the February 2005 policy paper for the voluntary and community sector. The ‘comments’ within this briefing paper have been discussed and developed from NICVA’s policy work, related consultations and findings from NICVA’s Charity Advice Service. The Charity Advice Service has provided extensive guidance on rates matters to charities.
The closing date for the consultation is 17 June 2005. The Department’s Policy Paper and the full Integrated Impact Assessments are available from the Review of Rating Policy website www.nics.gov.uk/ratingpolicy or by contacting Rating Policy Division in Rathgael House on 
028 9127 7606. 
Briefing Paper (148Kb)
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