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What changes could be made to improve accountability for national priorities being delivered by the public sector in partnership with the third sector?
Council Tax figures represent gross revenue calculated taking account of all discounts and exemptions, and the collection rate, but do not take account of Council Tax Reduction (CTR).
This was felt most heavily by charities and community councils who tend to have multiple signatories on the same account, change them on a regular basis, and for whom online banking is not easily available.
Clients can also ask for a solicitor's account to be taxed before they pay it (although it is not possible to challenge any fee agreed in writing in advance).
I stress that that was not a definitive list but an account of progress to date. I am aware that time is tight, so I will make just one more observation.