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983154

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to improve the time it takes the Valuation Office Agency to process appeals against business rate decisions.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	176217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced the new business rate appeal system Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA) in April 2017. Under the old system, many appeals were submitted with little or no evidence, causing delay, and the lack of evidence meant the VOA couldn’t separate genuine appeals from speculative ones.</p><p>Under CCA, ratepayers can check the facts held about their property and view their valuation before deciding whether to challenge it. If they go on to challenge they must provide the full evidence for their challenge, giving the VOA the opportunity to address and resolve the issues. This minimises uncertainty, ensuring businesses reach a resolution quicker, without the automatic need for an appeal to the independent Valuation Tribunal.</p><p>Official VOA statistics released on 16 August 2018 show that as of 30 June 2018, most checks are being resolved within three months and most challenges within six months.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/10/2018 16:52:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

756788

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the new business rates appeal process known as check, challenge, appeal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	8321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN HC4957 for information about the effectiveness and use of the new business rates appeals system, Check, Challenge, and Appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 8323 question first answered 07/09/2017 14:11:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

756789

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses appealed their business rates in each of the last seven years in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	8322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of proposals against the 2010 Rating List received by Valuation Office Agency in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2016-17 are shown in the attached table.</p><p>These numbers are consistent with the Official Statistics on Non Domestic Rating Challenges and Changes released by the Valuation Office Agency on 24 August 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/09/2017 14:30:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name Annex - NDR_CC LRW1_yearly_figures_as_at_3006217_v3 (002).docx title 2010 Local Rating List
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

756790

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have registered to use the new business rates appeal process since the check, challenge, appeal system was established in (a) England, (b) each English region and (c) each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	8323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer provided at UIN HC4957 for information about the effectiveness and use of the new business rates appeals system, Check, Challenge, and Appeal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 8321 question first answered 07/09/2017 14:11:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753982

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current number of outstanding business rate appeals lodged with the valuation office is.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	6237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Data on outstanding challenges against the 2010 rating lists in England and Wales, and the 2017 rating lists in Wales, is publicly available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-england-and-wales-june-2017-non-check-challenge-and-appeal-cca</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/09/2017 07:54:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

752531

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals against business rates valuation the Valuation Office has received since the check, challenge, appeal system was established; and how many of those appeals were successful.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	5080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There are three stages to the new Check, Challenge, Appeal system:</p><ul><li><p>The Check stage allows the business or agent to understand exactly how a valuation has been calculated. It shows all the underlying facts about a property, and allows the business or agent to update the facts about the property if anything has changed. This gives individuals the opportunity to understand and agree the set of facts underlying any valuation, and to resolve any factual issues early.</p></li><li><p>The Challenge stage allows people to challenge the valuation calculated on the basis of the facts agreed at the Check stage, if they feel that the valuation is incorrect. The Challenge stages gives the VOA the opportunity to address and resolve the issue without the need for an appeal. The VOA will present the evidence to support their decision.</p></li><li><p>If ratepayers are still unhappy, having understood all the evidence and basis for the decision made at Challenge, they can Appeal to the independent Valuation Tribunal for England. This appeal will be undertaken on the basis of all the evidence and arguments put forward from both sides at the Challenge stage.</p><p> </p><p>While thousands of people have started using the service to question their valuation, the Valuation Tribunal Service has confirmed that, as at 18 July 2017, no appeals have been made.</p><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/07/2017 15:27:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

751690

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what complaints he has received on the new system for contesting Business Rate Appeals; and what steps he has taken in response to those complaints.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	4956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The new business rates appeals system, Check, Challenge, Appeal came into effect on 1 April 2017. A new system was required because the previous system was broken. Appeals were made with little or no evidence and more than 70% of appeals resulted in no change.</p><p> </p><p>The Check and Challenge service has been delivered by the Valuation Office Agency as a public beta service, meaning that the system is still being improved. The Valuation Office Agency is actively monitoring the service to identify and address any technical issues in the digital system which affect the customer experience. There have been some complaints about technical faults and lack of functionality in relation to the new service, which are being addressed.</p><p> </p><p>The service is now working normally and work delayed through these issues is being cleared. Thousands of people have used the system and both Checks and Challenges are being made. I have been assured by the Valuation Office Agency that enhanced functionality and additional features for the service will be released throughout this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the effectiveness and value for money of the online service, it is expected that the new way of working will provide longer-term value for money as issues are dealt with earlier in the process and there is reduced incentive for speculative appeals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 4957 question first answered 20/07/2017 13:46:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

604718

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how many businesses appealed against the amount demanded from them in business rates (a) in each English local authority area and (b) by region of England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	49193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Information on the number of appeals in relation to business rates is held by the Valuation Office Agency. Data on appeals, including a breakdown by local authority area, are published online and are available at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 26/10/2016 14:21:17 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

604719

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse was of refunds to businesses which successfully appealed the amount they were asked to pay in business rates in (a) each English local authority area and (b) in total by region of England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	49180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Refunds to businesses as a result of successful appeals are made by the relevant billing authority. The Department does not hold data on the total cost of refunds resulting from appeals.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/10/2016 15:53:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas