Petition · past parliament
No exemption from council tax include prayer rooms.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
No-one should be exempt from paying council tax.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We cannot accept your petition because the claim that prayer rooms create an exemption from council tax has no basis in council tax law. It is not possible for owners of domestic property to avoid council tax by claiming that their property, or part of it, is used for religious purposes. There are circumstances in which religious practice can give rise to council tax discounts, but the use of domestic property for communal worship is not one of these.
We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.
We're therefore not sure what further action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.
Timeline
| 12 Sep 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Sep 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.