Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act: stages, votes and documents
The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025, 141 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 13 November 2024. MPs divided on it 16 times between 25 November 2024 and 31 March 2025; the narrowest margin was 126 (Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B).
Stages taken place
19
Commons divisions
16
Documents listed
16
Royal Assent
3 April 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, the introduction of higher non-domestic rating multipliers as regards large business hereditaments, and lower non-domestic rating multipliers as regards retail, hospitality and leisure hereditaments, in England and for the removal of charitable relief from non-domestic rates for private schools in England.
Sponsors
- Angela Rayner (Labour, Commons), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Lord Khan of Burnley (Labour, Lords), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 13 November 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 25 November 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 25 November 2024 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 25 November 2024 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 25 November 2024 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 11 December 2024, 12 December 2024 |
| Report stage | Commons | 15 January 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 15 January 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 16 January 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 29 January 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 24 February 2025, 27 February 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 18 March 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 24 March 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 25 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 25 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 26 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords message | Commons | 31 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 1 April 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 3 April 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
Documents
Act of Parliament
Bill
- Bill 129 2024-25 (as introduced) 13 November 2024
- 5901061.pdf · 5901061.html · 5901061.xml 16 January 2025
- 5901083.pdf · 5901083.xml · 5901083.html 18 March 2025
- Bill 209 2024-25 (Lords Amendments to the Bill ) 24 March 2025
- 5901086.pdf 25 March 2025
- Bill 215 2024-25 (Lords non-insistence, amendments in lieu and amendments to the words so restored to the bill) 27 March 2025
- 5901090.pdf 31 March 2025
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 129 EN 2024-25 13 November 2024
- HL Bill 61 Explanatory Notes · 5901061en.pdf 16 January 2025
- Bill 209 EN 2024-25 (Lords Amendments) 24 March 2025
Impact Assessments
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee 13 November 2024
- NonDom(MPS)BillDPM.pdf 16 January 2025
Briefing papers
- Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25 14 November 2024
- Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 23 January 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 29 October 2026 | 4cdd387d88cd518d… |
| Bills API: stages | 29 October 2026 | 95a7daa4fde724bb… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 7c2329f50ce86882… |