The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013
Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14) (“the 1992 Act”), substituted by section 10 of the Local Government Finance Act 2012 (c.17) (“the 2012 Act”), requires each billing authority in England to make a scheme specifying the reductions which are to apply to amounts of council tax payable by persons or classes of person whom the authority considers are in financial need (a council tax reduction scheme). These Regulations are made under sections 14A to 14C of the 1992 Act (inserted by section 14 of the 2012 Act) and make provision for powers to require information, the creation of offences and powers to impose penalties in connection with council tax reduction schemes.