Treasury written question – answered at on 15 June 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1) how many appeals have been received by the Valuation Office Agency against national non-domestic rates valuations (a) in each of the last five years for which figures are available and (b) in 2011-12 to date;
(2) how many appeals against national non-domestic rate valuations were received by the Valuation Office Agency in relation to 2010 revaluations of non-domestic property in each local authority area in (a) each of the last three years and (b) 2011-12 to date;
(3) how many appeals against national non-domestic rate valuations were received by the Valuation Office Agency (a) in relation to the 2005 rating and (b) in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
The following table details the number of proposals (appeals) to alter the rating list received by the Valuation Office Agency in relation to the 2000, 2005 and 2010 England and Wales rating lists, for each of the previous five financial years.
Proposals received with respect to compiled rating lists | ||||
Financial year | 2000 (1) | 2005 (2) | 2010 (3) | Total |
2006-07 | 1,950 | 134,520 | 0 | 136,470 |
2007-08 | 0 | 104,430 | 0 | 104,430 |
2008-09 | 0 | 133,370 | 0 | 133,370 |
2009-10 | 0 | 230,130 | 0 | 230,130 |
2010-11 | 0 | 50,840 | 230,090 | 280,930 |
2011-12(4) | 0 | 1,080 | 12,540 | 13,620 |
(1) Proposals to amend the 2.000 list could potentially be made up to six months after the list was closed on 1 April 2006. (2) Similarly proposals to amend the 2005 list can be potentially made until 1 October 2011. (3) The20l0 rating list came into operation on the 1 April 2010 therefore there are no proposals with respect to this list for earlier financial years (4 )1 April 2011 to 30 April 2011 |
Latest figures for the number of proposals (appeals) received by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in relation to the 2010 local rating list by local authority for the 2010-11 financial year were published on
http://www.voa.gov.uk/publications/statistical_releases/May-2011-local-rating/Challenges/Table%203.2.xls
The 2010 rating list came into operation on the
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