Retail Discount FOI

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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.
All information requested relates to Business Rates.
Required Information; - A list of all RV's up to £51k where you have granted retail discount relief for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 rate year.
• Property Reference Number (also known as Billing Authority Reference Number) of the property on which the charge is made. Please note that this is not the Rate Demand or Rate Account Number.
• Current rateable value
• Account holder name
• Property address
• The billing address (where different to the property address)
• Where there is a relief on the account please provide the date it was applied and the type of relief (e.g. charity)
• We do not require any personal information or sole traders.

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.

Richard Roberts

Alison Sipson, Bolsover District Council

Please Ask For:  Alison Sipson
Direct Line:  01246 242383
E-mail:  [1][Bolsover District Council request email]
Date: 13th March 2020
 
Richard Roberts
[FOI #654451 email]
 
 
Dear Richard
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Your reference number – F/582/1920
 
Thank you for your email of 12th March 2020 requesting information about
retail discount.
 
Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. We aim to answer your request within 20 working days from the date
we received it, as prescribed under the Act.  
 
For your information, the Act gives you the right to be told whether we
hold the information (subject to absolute exemptions). The Act also
defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the
information you have requested. You will be informed if this is the case,
together with your rights of appeal.
 
If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information to you. You will be informed if we need more time
to do this.
 
A fee may be charged for disbursements. If a fee is to be charged you will
be notified in writing.
 
If you have any queries about this letter please do not hesitate to
contact us on the above contact details. Please remember to quote the
reference number above in any future communications.
 
Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:   0303 123 1113
[2]www.ico.org.uk
 
Yours sincerely
 
Alison Sipson
Information Support Officer
Performance & Communications
Bolsover District Council
The Arc
High Street
Clowne
Derbyshire
S43 4JY
Telephone: 01246 242383
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Alison Sipson, Bolsover District Council

Please Ask For:  Alison Sipson
Direct Line:  01246 242383
E-mail:   [Bolsover District Council request email]
Date: 9th April 2020
 
Richard Roberts
[email address]
 
 
 
Dear Richard
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
 
Reference F/582/1920
 
Your request for information has been considered and, to the best of our
knowledge, the information we hold which relates to your request is as
follows:
 
All information requested relates to Business Rates.
Required Information; - A list of all RV's up to £51k where you have
granted retail discount relief for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 rate year.   
 
•Property Reference Number (also known as Billing Authority Reference
Number) of the property on which the charge is made. Please note that this
is not the Rate Demand or Rate Account Number.
•Current rateable value
•Account holder name
•Property address
•The billing address (where different to the property address)
•Where there is a relief on the account please provide the date it was
applied and the type of relief (e.g. charity)
•We do not require any personal information or sole traders.
 
For the year 2019/20 - this information is available on Bolsover District
Council's website at:
[1]https://www.bolsover.gov.uk/index.php/yo...
 
Please scroll down to the following:
Business Rate Account Listing
Properties in receipt of Mandatory/Discretionary Rate Relief
Properties in receipt of SBRR
 
All of the above are updated quarterly.
 
Please note that your request for information falls under the dataset
provisions as set out in Section 102 of the Protection of Freedoms Act
2012. As such we have supplied this information to you in a format capable
of re-use (CSV) as well as Excel, and also under the [2]Open Government
Licence to enable you to re-use this information. This is a free open
licence for public sector bodies to license the use and re-use of their
information and data easily. If you are intending to re-use the
information supplied under this request please note the conditions of the
licence.
 
For the year 2020/21 - In line with the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, I am unable to comply with your request for this
information because I believe that it is exempt from disclosure under
Section 22 (Information intended for future publication) under Part II of
the Freedom of Information Act.
 
Under normal circumstances the above data would have been uploaded onto
our website at the beginning of April, however, due to the current
situation arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, the Council’s main priority
is providing essential services and safeguarding the wellbeing of our
residents and staff. As such, there will be a delay in the data for
2020/21 being uploaded onto our website.
 
The Council will endeavour to upload this information to the website as
soon as we are able and would like to thank you for your patience.
 
 
I hope that you are satisfied with our response. However, if you are
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your information request your
next step would be to clearly state in writing why you are dissatisfied
and the Council will treat this as a formal complaint in accordance with
our Compliments, Comments and Complaints policy. The policy together with
information on how to make a complaint is available on the Council’s
website [3]www.bolsover.gov.uk or by emailing CCCAdmin[4]@bolsover.gov.uk.
 
 
I also have a duty to make you aware of the Information Commissioner's
Office, which is an independent body who monitors the Data Protection Act,
the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations,
and make sure organisations fulfil their legal obligations under the
Acts.  They can be contacted at:
 
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:   0303 123 1113
[5]www.ico.org.uk
 
Yours sincerely
 
Wayne Gorman
Information and Policy Officer
Bolsover District Council/North East Derbyshire District Council
Performance - People Directorate
NEDDC Ext 7688 BDC Ext 7688
 
 
 
 
 

Disclaimer

This email is confidential, may be legally privileged and contain personal views that are not the views of Bolsover District Council.
It is intended solely for the addressee. If this email was sent in error please notify the sender, delete the email and do not disclose, copy, distribute, or rely on it. Under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the contents of this email may be disclosed.
This message and attached files have been virus scanned. Attachments are opened at your own risk.

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