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Information Rights Unit
Tel: 0207 270 4558
Chris Plater
Fax: 0207 270 4861
By email: request-12780-
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
[email address]
[email address]
Ref: IRU 9/487
03 June 2009
Dear Mr Plater
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Business Rates
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 03 June 2009. I am
treating your request under the Act 2000.
You asked for–
• … a list of the government departments which have held the responsibility for
the supervision of the local authorities collection of NNDR (Business Rates)
and the relevant dates of their involvement.
The FoI Act establishes a legal process, and so we have to inform you that, as the
information requested is already in the public domain, it is formally exempt from re-
issue under Section 21 of the Act. However, in order to be helpful we are providing
the information below:
• Department of the Environment from 1988 to May 1997
• Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions from May 1997
to May 2002
• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from May 2002 to May 2006
• Department for Communities and Local Government from May 2006
If you have any further questions on this subject you should contact the Department
for Communities and Local Government.
Information Rights Unit
HM Treasury
Your right to complain under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
If you are not happy with this reply, you may request a review by writing to HM Treasury, Information Rights Unit,
2/S2, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ. Email
[email address] Any review request must be made within 2 months of the date of this letter.
It would assist our review if you set out which aspects of the reply concern you and why you are dissatisfied.
If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided
by the Treasury. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
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