To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the E-BAR/Valuebill interface for council tax reports established by the Valuation Office Agency includes the transfer of personal data. (293371)

A Billing Authority (BA) council tax report can contain contact details including name, address (if different from the property address), telephone number and email address. The electronic BA reports data transfer takes place through a secure password restricted website with 128 bit encryption.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) the Valuation Tribunal Service takes of increased levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in a specific locality when assessing material changes for the purpose of council tax revaluations. (294901)

There is no council tax revaluation taking place. However, in the event of any future revaluation, the banding of properties by the Valuation Office Agency would be based on the open market value as it was on the relevant date. The Valuation Tribunal Service would have no direct role in compiling lists in any such future revaluation.