Historic Banding Reduction Query

a_day_in_Life32

i lived in a property between 1994 and 2013, ive been made aware that property had a band reduction, i can see from the Valution Office website that the band reduction dates back to 01/04/1993, However when i contacted the council they stated due to a data cleanse they no longer hold data going back that far, i know its over 10 years old now and dating back almost 30 years, but is this correct that now the council no longer hold the data im not entitled to it?? 

lincroft1710

As they no longer hold the data they have no record of your CT payments so have no idea if you are due a reduction and for how much.Effectively there is nothing you can do

a_day_in_Life32

i thought councils were supposed to keep their records in line with the Valuation office which is 1993 as there hasnt been a new list made? 

lincroft1710

Apparently not. From reading several council websites it appears they now only keep records of CT payments for 6 years after the end of the applicable financial year. As CT payment records have personal data, this may be why they are not kept any longer