§ Lord RookerMy right honourable friend the Minister for Local and Regional Government has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
The Local Government Act 2003 requires the council tax revaluation in England to take effect on 1 April 2007. As part of the preparatory work, the Government have considered what property information should be published as part of the new council tax lists to help taxpayers take a view on whether the basis of their council tax band is correct.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is today publishing a consultation paper seeking views on whether the council tax list should contain information about individual properties, whether the list should be published in draft by the Valuation Office Agency (as well as local authorities) and whether the Valuation Office Agency should issue a notice to each council tax payer showing the sales evidence on which the banding has been based.
Copies of the consultation paper have been made available in the Library of the House and are also available on the ODPM website (www.odpm.gov.uk). The consultation period ends on 4 January 2005.