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

The request was refused by Kettering Borough Council.

Dear Kettering Borough 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, Kettering Borough Council

During the coronavirus pandemic, Kettering Borough Council will continue
to receive and respond to access to information requests as best we can. 

 

The handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information
Regulation (EI) requests are, understandably, not a priority for the
council at this time. This is supported by the Information Commissioner’s
Office who have advised the public to expect delays to any FOI or EIR
request made to a public body as we divert our resources to help with the
crisis affecting the country. For more information on the Commissioner’s
message, please visit their [1]website.

 

We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your
understanding.

 

Find out all the latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19) — including
symptoms, how to avoid spreading germs and the dedicated 111 online
coronavirus service — by visiting [2]http://nhs.uk/coronavirus

 

 

The contents of this email, including any attachments, may contain
information which is confidential or privileged, and which is solely for
the recipient named above.  If you are not the intended recipient, please
send the email back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it.  Any
disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this email and any attachments
is strictly prohibited.
 
This email and any replies to it may be subject to disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations
2004 or Data Protection legislation, and its confidentiality cannot be
guaranteed.
 
Kettering Borough Council has taken reasonable steps to ensure no viruses
are present in this email.  The Council cannot accept liability for any
loss or damage arising from the use of this email or any attachments.

References

Visible links
1. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-an...
2. http://nhs.uk/coronavirus

FOI, Kettering Borough Council

5 Attachments

Dear Mr Chait

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your FOI request.

 

Kind regards

 

Claire Davies | Executive Assistant

Kettering Borough Council

Bowling Green Road, Kettering, Northants NN15 7QX

T: 01536 410333 | DD: 01536 534237

 

[1][IMG]  [2][IMG]  [3][IMG]  [4][IMG]

 

 

The contents of this email, including any attachments, may contain
information which is confidential or privileged, and which is solely for
the recipient named above.  If you are not the intended recipient, please
send the email back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it.  Any
disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this email and any attachments
is strictly prohibited.
 
This email and any replies to it may be subject to disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations
2004 or Data Protection legislation, and its confidentiality cannot be
guaranteed.
 
Kettering Borough Council has taken reasonable steps to ensure no viruses
are present in this email.  The Council cannot accept liability for any
loss or damage arising from the use of this email or any attachments.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.kettering.gov.uk/
2. http://www.facebook.com/ThisIsKettering
3. https://www.linkedin.com/company/ketteri...
4. https://twitter.com/ketteringbc