Council Tax: Valuation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the maximum fine that may be imposed by the courts for a householder (a) refusing access to a council tax valuation officer who has given notice as required of the exercise of their power of entry into their dwelling or the curtilage of their dwelling and (b) failing to give information about a dwelling to a valuation officer who has served notice as required.
Answered by Alison McGovern
A person who intentionally delays or obstructs a valuation officer in the exercise of their duty may be subject to a fine of up to £200. Where a person fails to, without a reasonable excuse, provide information requested, which they are in possession or control of, they may be subject to a fine of up to £500. These fines are set out in the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Sentencing Act 2020.
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