To consider the current position regarding the non domestic rate relief currently awarded in respect of the occupation of the Maidstone Leisure Centre by the Maidstone Leisure Trust and the possible consequences of a change to that relief in the event of Maidstone Leisure Trust losing charitable status and to consider an application for discretionary rate relief based on the criterion that the centre is used for recreation and is occupied by a non profit distributing organisation (NPDO).

That, for the reasons set out in the Report of the Assistant Director of Customer Services and Partnerships, in the event of the removal of Friendly Society status from Maidstone Leisure Trust and its non-acceptance as a registered charity by the Charity Commission, then 94% Discretionary Rate Relief be awarded to the Trust on the basis that the centre is occupied by a Non Profit Distributing Organisation and is used for recreational purposes; the relief to stay in force whilst the Maidstone Leisure Trust occupies the centre.