Surrey county council is a major preceptor on the districts that collect the council tax.
Does he intend to cap every council and preceptor, with the exception of combined fire authorities, that seeks an increase in council tax revenue of more than 5 per cent?
The situation of man is the preceptor of his duty.
It will therefore result in a shortfall which would have to be met by both the preceptor and its billing authorities.
And of course no billing authority would be excluded from the scheme by the amendment; it would solely affect some major preceptors.
We had what was called a college of preceptors.
The clause is required simply to ensure that major preceptors which may have exceeded the guideline should pay their contribution to their billing authorities.
They are setting their budgets now, and they must tell the preceptor authorities how much they need in the next few weeks.
