Government Response: The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (the “2025 Regulations”)

Technical Scrutiny point 1: The point is agreed, save that regulation 5 of the Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022 only had the effect of adding “(a)” after section 11(4) and amending “small” to “lower” in the English language text of the 2013 CTRS Regulations. “Section 11(4)” and “profits threshold” are in fact present in the Welsh language version of the 2013 CTRS Regulations. However, we will ensure that the 2025 Regulations are corrected as set out below prior to making.

Technical drafting corrections to be made prior to the making of the Regulations

CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE WELSH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING	CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ENGLISH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING
Rheoliadau Cynlluniau Gostyngiadau’r Dreth Gyngor (Gofynion Rhagnodedig a’r Cynllun Diofyn) (Diwygiadau Amrywiol) (Cymru) 2025	The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025
In regulations 5(e)(ii), 8(e)(ii), and 17(b), the words “yn y testun Saesneg” will be inserted at the start of each provision. In regulations 5(e), 8(e), and 17(b), a new sub-paragraph will be inserted: “(iii) yn y testun Cymraeg, hepgorer “neu’r swm a bennir yn adran 11(4) o’r Ddeddf honno (trothwy elw isel mewn perthynas â chyfraniadau Dosbarth 2)””	In regulations 5(e)(ii), 8(e)(ii), and 17(b), the words “in the English language text” will be inserted at the start of each provision. In regulations 5(e), 8(e), and 17(b), a new sub-paragraph will be inserted: “(iii) in the Welsh language text, omit “neu’r swm a bennir yn adran 11(4) o’r Ddeddf honno (trothwy elw isel mewn perthynas â chyfraniadau Dosbarth 2)””
Minor issues related to footnotes and cross referencing in the Explanatory Note will also be corrected.