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Licensed Premises: Business Rates

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 107996

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria is used by the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether a licensed premises is assigned a special category code of a (a) pub or (b) bar.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The criteria for determining special category codes for pubs and bars is published in the Valuation of Public Houses Approved Guide 2023. Guide_to_Public_Houses.pdf

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