Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Dear Bromley 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 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 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)
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.
Please provide this as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence.
I last requested this data three months ago, and this is a request for an updated and current dataset.
I'm sure you get many requests for business rates and responding and managing these FOIs must be costly for you. Could I request that - as more than 53% of local authorities already do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. I can recommend approaches for you to consider, and you should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Dear Mr Chait,
Thank you for your email – your request will be passed to a departmental
coordinator to provide a reply.
By law, the council may take up to 20 working days to provide you with
non-personal information held by the authority. In some cases, a charge
may apply. If so, we will contact you to let you know the cost and then
you can decide whether to go ahead with the request or not. Where charges
apply, the time scales indicated do not take effect until we have received
payment.
In future, so that your request can be sent direct to the correct
department, please use the following link to submit your request on line –
[1]www.bromley.gov.uk/freedomofinformation
Kind regards
Debby
Customer Service Advisor
Customer Service Centre
Tel: 020 8464 3333
Web: www.bromley.gov.uk
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Dear Bromley Borough Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Bromley Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)'.
Please note that my request for information from October 9, 2017 has not been responded to within the statutory time-frame. Please could you prioritize this as a matter of importance.
To repeat my original request:
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 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)
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.
Please provide this as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence.
I last requested this data three months ago, and this is a request for an updated and current dataset.
I'm sure you get many requests for business rates and I intend to update this national series every three months. Could I request that - as more than 51% of local authorities already do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. You should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Dear Mr Chait,
Thank you for your email.
I have forwarded it to our FOI Department & asked them to reply to you
direct.
yours sincerely,
Sue
Customer Service Centre
Web: [1]www.bromley.gov.uk
Please be aware issues can also be reported online using the following
link [2]http://www.bromley.gov.uk/report
Help us to improve our service: www.bromley.gov.uk/HowDidWeDo
Good afternoon,
Please see attached data as requested in your Freedom of Information
request. The password will be sent under separate cover.
I apologise for the delay in sending this response
Kind regards,
Molly Smith
Contracts Monitoring Support Assistant
2^nd Floor Stockwell Building
London Borough of Bromley
0208 313 4505
From: BromleyCorporateCustomerServices
[mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 06 December 2017 13:41
To: revenuesfreedomofinformation
Cc: Walton, Graham
Subject: FW: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Complete
Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Good Afternoon Revenues FOI,
Please could you respond to the email below. Original request forwarded to
you 10/10/17. Thank you
yours sincerely,
Sue
Customer Service Centre
Web: [1]www.bromley.gov.uk
Please be aware issues can also be reported online using the following
link [2]http://www.bromley.gov.uk/report
Help us to improve our service: [3]www.bromley.gov.uk/HowDidWeDo
Good afternoon,
Regarding previous email.
Password StillSnOwIng13:53.
Kind regards,
Molly Smith
Contracts Monitoring Support Assistant
2^nd Floor Stockwell Building
London Borough of Bromley
0208 313 4505
From: revenuesfreedomofinformation
Sent: 15 December 2017 15:55
To:
Subject: G Chait 13642
Good afternoon,
Please see attached data as requested in your Freedom of Information
request. The password will be sent under separate cover.
I apologise for the delay in sending this response
Kind regards,
Molly Smith
Contracts Monitoring Support Assistant
2^nd Floor Stockwell Building
London Borough of Bromley
0208 313 4505
From: BromleyCorporateCustomerServices
[[1]mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 06 December 2017 13:41
To: revenuesfreedomofinformation
Cc: Walton, Graham
Subject: FW: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Complete
Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Good Afternoon Revenues FOI,
Please could you respond to the email below. Original request forwarded to
you 10/10/17. Thank you
yours sincerely,
Sue
Customer Service Centre
Web: [2]www.bromley.gov.uk
Please be aware issues can also be reported online using the following
link [3]http://www.bromley.gov.uk/report
Help us to improve our service: [4]www.bromley.gov.uk/HowDidWeDo
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