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Recommendation 42

15th Report – Small business strategy Published 11 Feb 2026 Addressed to Department for Business and Trade

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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Government should amend the business rates regime so that security prevention measures, such as CCTV, do not count towards a property’s rateable value. (Recommendation, Paragraph 150)

From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 15th Report – Small business strategy (HC 1057), 11 February 2026

Government response

No government response linked yet: deadline 11 April 2026, 204 days ago.