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Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 17 September 2024, to Question 5223, on Council Tax: Wales, whether an external firm has been commissioned to assist on council tax automated valuation model or computer assisted mass

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
4 Sept 2026 · 51 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 17 September 2024, to Question 5223, on Council Tax: Wales, whether an external firm has been commissioned to assist on council tax automated valuation model or computer assisted mass

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The only external contractor which worked on the development of the automated valuation model is referenced in the reply to UIN 5223.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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