Westminster City Council and HMRC Data Share

Purpose
The aim of this pilot is to combat business rate fraud against WCC
Information sharing benefits
The pilot aims to identify and prevent business rates fraud
Disclosed information
Data items disclosed will be the minimum data items to allow this data share to be achieved.
Information sharing method
Within Secure Platform
Contact
foi@westminster.gov.uk
Start date
2025-11-17
End date
2027-05-16
Review date
2026-05-16
Retention period
P1Y
Isa status
Active
Id
525
Notes
Pilot's original end date was 16/11/26. A variation for extension was approved on the 21/05/2026 with a new end date of 16/05/2027. A variation to the purpose of the data share received Ministerial approval on 30/06/2026.
Updated
08 October 2026

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