The Rating Advisory Panel of Westminster Council met on Tuesday 16 June 2026. The primary focus of the meeting was to consider applications for National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) discretionary and hardship relief.

NNDR Discretionary and Hardship Relief Applications

The panel was scheduled to review a significant number of applications for National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) discretionary and hardship relief. These applications, detailed across a substantial report pack, would have been considered under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. The agenda indicated that these discussions were likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information, with a recommendation that the public and press be excluded from this part of the meeting. The public interest in maintaining the exemption was considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosure.

The report pack provided to the panel contained information relating to these applications, spanning from page 3 to page 470 of the Public reports pack. The specific details of each application, including the nature of the hardship or the grounds for discretionary relief, were not made public.

The meeting also included standard agenda items such as noting any changes to the panel's membership and receiving declarations of interest from members and officers.