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Valuation Office Agency guidance

Sterling's reviewed authority, acquisition and reuse decision for Valuation Office Agency guidance.

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Official interpretation · Official API · Public

Published by Valuation Office Agency. Jurisdiction: UK.

What it covers

  • business rates
  • property valuation
  • rating lists

Publication and history

Official guidance is updated through GOV.UK publishing and must remain distinct from controlling law.

Current and dated GOV.UK publications, with retained snapshots where acquired.

Review cadence: Monthly. Reliability: Official publisher.

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition: Official API

  • Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

  • Commercial reuse: Permitted with attribution

  • Raw storage: Permitted

  • Derived assertions: Permitted

  • Public use: Attributed derived content

  • Visibility: Public

Use the GOV.UK Content API; review third-party rights and territorial applicability per item.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; credited third-party material remains excluded.

Evidence for this decision

Source registry: sterling-source-registry@2026-09-11.5. Last reviewed 11 September 2026.