Expanded Retail Discount

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Dear Medway Council,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000.

In accordance with the provisions specified within the above Act I hereby request the following information.
Required Information; - A list of all hereditaments where you have granted EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT for the 2020/21 rate year.
This request relates to business rates but please only refer us to data available for download on your website if it contains the requested EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT data.
• Property Reference Number (also known as Billing Authority Reference Number) of the property on which the charge is made. This is not the Rate Demand or Account Number.
• Current Rateable Value
• Account holder name
• Property address
• The billing address (where different to the property address)

Please provide the information in an electronic, spreadsheet format ideally excel. The Act requires that a response be provided within a period of 20 working days from the date hereof.

This request for information falls within the parameters of the Act but if you require clarification on any of the points above or should you wish to discuss this further then please do not hesitate to contact me. The requested information passes all required public interest tests and other requirements and is not exempt from disclosure.

Yours sincerely

Richard Roberts

freedom, Medway Council

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johnson, ian, Medway Council

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Dear Mr Roberts

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request and please accept my
apologies for the delay in replying.

 

Please find attached response for your attention.

 

Kind regards

 

Ian Johnson | Revenues Manager | Shared Management Arrangement Medway
Council and Gravesham Borough Council

01634 332294 | Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TR

 

 

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