Please ask for: Ed Smith
Direct Line: 0116 252 7605
E-mail: [email address]
Fax: (0116) 252 7936
Our Ref: FOI 2632
Date: 1ST May 2009
Dear Mr Nash
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
Your request for information has now been considered and the Council's response is attached.
You asked:
1. For the addresses of all empty commercial properties that are within Leicester City Council area; and the names of the owners of those properties
The Council's response is:
The attached spreadsheet contains the Council's response. This information was correct as of 17th February 2009.
A couple of points to bear in mind about the data provided:
1. The data is constantly changing - what is vacant on a Monday may become occupied on a Tuesday, so please remember it will always be in a state of flux.
2. Our data is only as accurate as the information notified to us therefore it is possible we have inaccurate information if we have not been correctly advised.
3. We always need time to process work, therefore there may be changes notified to us as of 17th February 2009, that we had yet to action, which will affect the status of the properties on the list.
The legislation allows you to use the information supplied for your own personal use. Please be aware that any commercial or other use, for example publication, sale, or redistribution may be a breach of copyright under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as amended unless you obtain the copyright holder's prior permission.
Not all the information that is supplied which is covered by copyright will be the Council's copyright, for example it may be the copyright of a government department or another Council. You should seek either the Council's consent or their consent as appropriate. The Council is willing to advise you of any such potential issues on request. In order to make a request to re-use the information please contact me using the details below.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact me at:
Information Governance
Legal Services
Leicester City Council, FREEPOST (LE985/33)
New Walk Centre,
LEICESTER LE1 6ZG
e-mail: [email address]
You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Please be aware that the Information Commissioner does not normally consider appeals or complaints until the internal appeals and complaints processes of the public authority which is answering the request have been exhausted. You are therefore advised to complain or appeal to me at the above address before contacting the Commissioner.
Please be aware also that I act as the single point of contact with applicants for requests for information. The above has therefore not necessarily been produced by me or my team. If you do have any concerns with the information provided in this letter please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Ed Smith
Head of Information Governance
Legal Services