Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34619

Business Rates

Tabled: 28 February 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms her Department plans to put in place to help detect (a) fraudulent and (b) incorrect claims for retail, hospitality and leisure business rate relief relief in the

Answer

Jim McMahon

The administration of business rates, including billing, enforcement and decisions on the award of relief, is the responsibility of local billing authorities. They do so having regard to the guidance published by the government As the guidance sets out, t...

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