Voluntary Rate
By virtue of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, Parochial Church Councils are entitled to levy a voluntary rate and, in 1986, Hampstead Parish Church's PCC decided to supplement their millennium redecoration appeal by this means. The levying of a voluntary rate on businesses and residents alike has now become a regular annual event.
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