Written questions

Council Tax: Wales

Commons · Question 5224 · Tabled 10 Sep 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) artificial intelligence and (b)machine learning were used in the automated valuation model in the Valuation Office Agency’s work for council tax revaluation in Wales.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 18 Sep 2024

The Automated Valuation Model (AVM) utilises supervised machine learning, where a model is trained using known transaction values. Statistical techniques are used to calculate the impact of the property’s inherent characteristics and location on the value...