Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q2 2020)

The request was refused by East Cambridgeshire District Council.

Dear East Cambridgeshire 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 your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of all business (non-residential) property rates data, including the following fields:

- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the public VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupation / Vacancy status
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds) and/or categories of reliefs/exemptions granted

If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.

NOTE: While FOIs are meant to be requestor blind, these data are actively used by national government and UK universities to inform the economic response to COVID-19. Commercial ratepayer data are always of public interest but, in the midst of a global pandemic and its consequent devastating economic fallout, these data are vital to track business behaviour and guide government and enterprise adaptation to the social impact of COVID-19. Please publish quickly so that organisations trying to support your local authority can do so, and, if you have any difficulties, please contact me so that I may help.

Please provide these data as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).

I last requested these data three months ago, and this is a request for your latest updated dataset.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Chait

foi, East Cambridgeshire District Council

We acknowledge receipt of this email and your request will be dealt with accordingly. The Council have 20 working days to comply with requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. However, in light of the changes we have had to make to our working practices due to Coronavirus, we would like to advise you that whilst we will take every attempt to respond to your request within the statutory time limit, there may be situations where staff have to prioritise other work first and FOI responses may therefore be delayed. For more information about FOI and Coronavirus please see the ICO website:

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Please note if your email is not a request for information, this will not fall within the statutory time limit but will be dealt with by the relevant department.

Victoria Higham

Information Officer

01353 665555

[East Cambridgeshire District Council request email]

East Cambridgeshire District Council

The Grange

Nutholt Lane

Ely

Cambs

CB7 4EE

foi, East Cambridgeshire District Council

AUTOMATED MESSAGE We acknowledge receipt of this email and your request
will be dealt with accordingly. The Council have 20 working days to comply
with requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Please note if your email
is not a request for information, this will not fall within the statutory
time limit but will be dealt with by the relevant department. Victoria
Higham Information and Legal Support Officer 01353 665555
[email address] www.eastcambs.gov.uk East Cambridgeshire
District Council, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, Cambs CB7 4EE

foi, East Cambridgeshire District Council

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Good Morning,

Thank you for your recent FOI request, please find your response attached.

Kind Regards,
Victoria Higham
Information Officer
East Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4EE
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01353 665555
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