Government Response: The Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) Regulations 2026

Technical Scrutiny point 1, 2,3, 4 and 6:

The Welsh Government agree with these reporting points and will ensure that the Regulations are corrected as set out below prior to making. In relation to point 6 we note that the error is in relation to Schedule 4 paragraph 11 and not Schedule 11 paragraph 4.

Technical Scrutiny point 5

The instrument being amended (the Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992) contains parallel text applying separately to England and Wales. The Welsh Government considers it prudent to clarify the application of the text being inserted into the instrument. This approach is confirmed by paragraph 7.28(3) of Writing Laws for Wales.

Technical drafting corrections to be made prior to the making of the 2026 Regulations:

CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE WELSH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING	CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ENGLISH TEXT PRIOR TO MAKING
Rheoliadau’r Dreth Gyngor (Disgowntiau, Diystyriadau ac Esemptiadau) (Cymru) 2026	The Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) Regulations 2026
In regulation 1(3) the words “Ym mharagraff (2)” will be amended to read “Yn y rheoliad hwn”. The same definition of billing authority will also be added to regulation 28.	In regulation 1(3) the words “In paragraph (2)” will be amended to read “In this regulation”. The same definition of billing authority will also be added to regulation 28.
In the definition of “awdurdod bilio” in regulation 1(3) the words “Ddeddf Cyllid Llywodraeth Leol 1992” will be amended to read “Ddeddf 1992”.	In the definition of “billing authority” in regulation 1(3) the words “Local Government Finance Act 1992” will be amended to read “1992 Act”.
In the definition of “caniatâd i ddod i mewn i’r Deyrnas Unedig neu i aros ynddi”, the words “in the United Kingdom” will be added to the corresponding English definition in brackets to read “leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom” and in paragraph (a)(ii) the words “caniatáu i’r person hwnnw” will be amended to read “caniatáu i P”.	In the definition of “leave to enter or remain” in regulation 2 the words “in the United Kingdom” will be added to the definition to read “leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom”.
Paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 4 will be amended to read “Mae’r cynllun a nodir yn yr Atodlen i Reoliadau Cynlluniau Gostyngiadau’r Dreth Gyngor (Cynllun Diofyn) (Cymru) 2013 wedi ei ddiwygio fel a ganlyn”.	Paragraph 11(1) of Schedule 4 will be amended to read “The scheme set out in the Schedule to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013 is amended as follows.”
Minor typographical issues and footnotes will also be corrected.