Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Data Quality, Q1 2020)

The request was refused by Mansfield District Council.

Dear Mansfield District Council,

In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with a complete and up-to-date list of all business (non-residential) property rates data for your local authority, and including the following fields:

- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupied / Vacant
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)

I am aware that you already publish data https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/downloads/d... which mostly answers this request, however the occupation status (occupied/void), is not included.

Please could you update this and provide an updated version of your data.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Chait

Thanks for your request

Thanks for your request

I can confirm your request is being considered and will be dealt with
within the statutory timescale set out by the Freedom of Information Act
2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) – 20 working days –
or 30 days if made under the Data Protection Act 2018.

If appropriate, the information will be provided by e-mail/letter, normal
font size (Arial, 12pt). If you require an alternative format then please
let us know.

In the meantime, please see the details below for some of the most
commonly ad2requested information which is already publically available
through the Council’s website. Please also view the full details of our
public data using the following link:

[1]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/publication...

Business Rates

[2]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/businessrat...

Statement of Accounts and Audit Reports

[3]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/statementof...

HMO Public Register

[4]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/HMO

Planning Applications, Building Control and Land Charges

[5]http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/planning
[6]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/landcharges

Councillors, including Meetings and Members’ Allowances

[7]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/yourcouncil

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County Council at [8][email address] or by writing to Freedom of
Information, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, West Bridgford,
Nottingham, NG2 7QP.

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1. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/publication...
2. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/businessrat...
3. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/statementof...
4. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/HMO
5. http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/planning
6. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/landcharges
7. https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/yourcouncil
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Dear Mr Chait

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – Ref No: 005502

 

Thank you for your email of the 9 April 2020 where you requested
information about occupation status of properties liable for business
rates.

 

I can confirm that the Council holds this information. This information is
exempt under section 31 (prejudice to law enforcement) of the Freedom of
Information Act and is therefore being withheld.

 

The Council has considered the public interest of being transparent and
providing this information against the need to protect empty properties
against crime and vandalism. Releasing the information you have requested
could mean that those with criminal intentions become aware of vacant
properties in the district and target them for crime and vandalism.

 

Having considered the public interest, the Council’s decision is therefore
to withhold the information.

We use your personal information such as name and address so that we can
comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests. For further
details about the use of information about you, please see the privacy
notice on our website at [1]http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/privacy.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to: Freedom of Information,
Ashfield and Mansfield Legal Services, Ashfield District Council, Urban
Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 8DA or
[2][Mansfield District Council request email].

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Customer
Contact, Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or [3][email address]. You can also call 0303 123
1113 (local rate – calls to this number cost the same as calls to 01 or 02
numbers).

 

Yours sincerely

 

Colin Sawers
Information Officer
Ashfield and Mansfield Legal Services

Ashfield District Council
Urban Road
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
NOTTINGHAM
NG17 8DA

Tel: (01623) 457332
Email: [4][email address]

Ashfield District Council -
[5]https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/your-council...
Mansfield District Council -
[6]https://www.mansfield.gov.uk/data-protec...

 

 

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