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Valuebill - the VOA View

Valuebill - the VOA View. Paul Sanderson Valuation Office Agency. VOA Data Strategy. based on getting the data the VOA needs to value properties correctly for property tax (i.e. CT, NDR and IR national taxes), and for other public sector clients;

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Valuebill - the VOA View

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  1. Valuebill - the VOA View Paul Sanderson Valuation Office Agency

  2. VOA Data Strategy • based on getting the data the VOA needs to value properties correctly for property tax (i.e. CT, NDR and IR national taxes), and for other public sector clients; • making the CT and NDR property tax systems more transparent by giving the taxpayer more information about how their valuation has been arrived at; • to contribute to other cross departmental policies where possible

  3. What data does the VOA need? • We need accurate and up to date information about: • prices paid on the sale or transfer of properties • rents paid on the letting of properties • the characteristics or attributes of properties (i.e. survey information) • property change information

  4. Importance of identification • it is important that we have an accurate and up to date address database, • we need to use more authoritative addresses or common references to enable electronic linkage to other public sector information sources • electronic data transfer enables faster, more accurate and cheaper inflow of data from other organisations and helps to ensure that our database is complete.

  5. How to obtain this information? • having established what data we need, we have to consider how best to obtain it • if the data already exists within the public sector, our approach is to get it from that source wherever possible • this helps to increase cost-effectiveness and reduce the burden on citizens and businesses

  6. Data Strategy opportunities • Public partnership initiatives • Making better use of public datasets • More joined up working • Removing duplication & keying errors • Improving speed of information delivery • Better public access to information via websites

  7. Public partners • Local authorities: billing departments, planning information, building control completions, social housing, etc • Improvement & Development Agency • Land Registry - price paid information • Inland Revenue (Stamp Duty Land Tax) • Ordnance Survey & Royal Mail • ODPM (& other Govt Depts)

  8. VOA & Valuebill - Background • Commitment to improve quality of service / better public service • Commitment to minimise burden on citizens and business • Drive to gain acceptance of valuations without need to appeal • Drive to do our business more efficiently • e-Government targets

  9. VOA and NLPG • VOA provided all its database addresses to create the NLPG • VOA’s local taxation role makes partnership with local authorities high priority • NLPG UPRNs in our database need to be robustly maintained • Clear future benefits of NLPG UPRN use in data sharing across government

  10. VOA Drivers • Non Domestic Rating Revaluation 2005 • Council Tax Revaluation in England 2007, Wales 2005 • Need for more complete, timely and accurate information for local taxation • Need for consistency nationally • Electronic transfer makes data transfers more efficient

  11. Valuebill benefits for VOA • Completeness/equity for citizens & businesses • Accurate identification of the right addresses at the right time • Improved speed of service • Reduced risk of human error with electronic transfer • Greater efficiency & cost savings

  12. Possible obstacles • Need for NLPG to be complete • Low match rate for NDR/UPRN (e.g. multi-occupied properties; no postal address) • Need for LLPG to be fully embedded across local authority functions • Data Protection Act – concerns raised by local authorities • Lack of access to Building Control completions information (e.g. where function outsourced)

  13. Further Opportunities • VOA website development, using NLPG UPRN and GIS • Move to full GIS use in VOA business processes • Greater use of CAD plans, to source existing plans & to create new plans • Move towards using BS7666 addresses

  14. Major successes to date • NLPG UPRNs attached to 92% of domestic addresses for Council Tax • Maintenance programme underway between VOA and NLPG • XML Schema development underway and ready to pilot shortly • VOA IT development for full electronic transfer planned by 2005

  15. Thank you

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