Date: 30th March 2010
Our ref: FOI 1772
Nigel Woodley
Performance Services and Capacity
request-25631-
Customer Services
[email address]
Civic Centre, West, Street
Oldham, Oldham OL1 1UG
Tel: 0161 770 4905
Dear Mr N Woodley
Re: Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your request for information made by e-mail on 2 January 2010.
Please note your request for information has been considered in accordance with the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA).
The Council has complied with your request in relation to all the questions asked. Please see
information below.
In response to your first question;
(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;
Please find attached a spreadsheet showing the business name and address of the
companies who are not currently claiming small business rate relief in the borough.
Your second question;
(b) The names of the owners of those properties referred to in (a)
We are unable to answer because the Council considers this to be exemption
information in accordance with Freedom of Information Act 2000, Section 40 Personal
data.
The Council considers that the disclosure would be a breach of the data protection
principles, in particular, Principle 1, the obligation to process personal data lawfully and
fairly.
Therefore we are unable to provide their personal data under these circumstances. If
you disagree with the exemption applied, you may request an internal appeal form by
contacting.
Mr P Entwistle
Borough Solicitor
OMBC, PO Box 33,
Civic Centre, West Street,
Oldham OL1 1UL
Tel 0161 770 4822
Email:
[email address]
Should you further disagree with the decision following the appeal you may wish to contact the
Office of the Information Commissioner:
Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 1231113 Fax: 01625 524510
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Should you have any question in relation to the above information don’t hesitate to contact me
using the details below.
Yours sincerely
Suzanne Heywood
Acting Head of Customer Services
Direct line: 0161 770 4905
Email: [email address]
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