Decisions that cannot be changed by a Valuation Tribunal
As council tax support is a local scheme, the Valuation Tribunal cannot change a decision based on Slough Borough Council’s local scheme. This is called ‘outside of the Jurisdiction’ of The Valuation Tribunal.
If your dispute is ‘outside of the Jurisdiction’, the Valuation Tribunal will write to you to tell and your appeal may be ‘struck out’. This means that the Valuation Tribunal will not be able to deal with an appeal against the decision as they are unable to change it.
Some of the following situations may be classed as outside of the Jurisdiction of the Tribunal:
- You are disputing the decision as it is unfair or you can’t afford to pay anything.
- If you haven’t lodged the dispute to Slough Borough Council first.
- The dispute involves recovery and/or discretionary issues.
- The dispute involves agreed council tax penalties.