Written Question·Treasury·UIN 84492

Business Rates: CCTV

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Caroline Voaden

Liberal DemocratSouth Devon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of including CCTV systems as rateable items on businesses.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
CCTV systems fall within the relevant business rates legislation relating to plant and machinery, and as such are rateable. The presence of small systems may be reflected in the overall value of the building, although more specialist systems may be separa...

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