Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the workforce management information published by the Valuation Office Agency.

The VOA has put processes in place designed to assure the accuracy of workforce management information before it is published.

Workforce information published in the Annual Report is assured within the VOA’s Chief People Officer Group where the information is checked, approved and signed off by the Finance Director. Further internal assurance is carried out by the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, as well as the internal verification by the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Executive Officer. The management information is then subject to external review and clearance by the NAO. These combined provide strong assurance over the accuracy of the workforce information published in the Annual Report.