Dear Mr Woodley

Acknowledgement of request for information.

Thank you for your recent correspondence requesting information from the City Council. Your request was received in our offices on 4 January 2010 and is being processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You requested the following information:

(a) addresses and rateable values of Commercial properties that are within your District Council up to a rateable value of £12,000 who are eligible for, but not currently receiving small business rate relief; and

(b) The names of the owners of those properties referred to in (a)

If you wish to change any details of your request please let me know at the earliest opportunity.

A response will be sent to you as soon as possible and in any case within the statutory deadline which is 20 working days from the working day after your request was received.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent the release of information you have requested. There will be an assessment and, if any of the exemption categories apply, the information will not be provided to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

Please quote the above reference number in all future communications.

Yours sincerely

Mr Kevin Symm

Senior Information Officer

Information Team, Legal Services Municipal Buildings Dale Street

Liverpool L2 2DH

Telephone 0151 225 3132 Fax 0151 225 2392

Email [email address]