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Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Valuation Office Agency guidance exists on the council tax offences of (a) refusing access to a valuation officer who has given notice as required of the exercise of the power of entry, (b) failing to give info

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Valuation Office Agency guidance exists on the council tax offences of (a) refusing access to a valuation officer who has given notice as required of the exercise of the power of entry, (b) failing to give info

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Guidance is set out in Section 1, Part 7 of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) Council Tax manual: Council Tax Manual - Section 1: introduction and essential background - Guidance - GOV.UK

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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