Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 5223 on Council Tax: Wales, if she will publish the contract between the Valuation Office Agency and the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology.

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) publishes all contracts above £12,000 (including VAT) on GOV.UK in line with Government transparency rules. As the contract between the agency and the Centre for Appraisal Research and Technology (CART) falls below this threshold the VOA has no plans to go beyond these requirements.

The VOA intends to publish more information about the Automated Valuation Model (AVM) before April next year, therefore it currently has no plans to place documentation provided by CART in the House of Commons Library.