Council tax and business rates bills
Find out more about your council tax bill, or if you are a business, your business rates bill.
Welcome to the website of the Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council
On 1 April 2023 local government in Cumbria will change.
The current six borough, city and district councils, along with Cumbria County Council, will be replaced by two new ‘unitary’ councils.
In the area currently covered by Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council a new authority, Cumberland Council, will be created.
Your current council will continue providing services up until 1 April 2023. This will be Cumbria County Council and either Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council.
You may start to receive correspondence from Cumberland Council in preparation for the changes. Your council tax bill will be from Cumberland Council and have the new logo on it. You can find out more information on your bill on this website.
Advice and information about council services
Until 1 April 2023 contact your current council if you have any service enquiry.
You can find out more on the Cumbria County Council, Allerdale Borough Council, Carlisle City Council and Copeland Borough Council websites.
Quick links for information on key services up until 1 April 2023
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Council tax information from Allerdale, Carlisle, or Copeland councils.
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Council tax support and the Council Tax Reduction Scheme provided by Allerdale, Carlisle or Copeland councils.
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Elections and voter ID information from Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland council.
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Housing and homelessness support provided by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland councils.
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Parking on the street, or in Allerdale, Carlisle, or Copeland councils’ car parks
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Waste collections by Allerdale, Carlisle or Copeland councils and the household waste recycling centres (tips).
The good news is that from 1 April 2023, you’ll only have to contact one council about any of your services.
What is the Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council?
As part of the process to set up the new unitary councils, ‘shadow’ authorities have been created following elections in May 2022.
The Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council will be overseeing the planning and preparation for the new unitary council between this time and April 2023.
This website is the home of the Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council.
It holds all the public information related to the Shadow Authority, including information about the elections in May 2022 and the subsequent meetings, agendas, minutes and decisions of the Shadow Authority.
You can also read the Council Plan.
A new website will be built for the new unitary authority to replace this one.
A similar process is taking place in the areas currently covered by Barrow Borough Council, Eden District Council and South Lakeland District Council. The new council there will be called Westmorland and Furness.