Small Business Rate Relief
Dear Sunderland City Council,
Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000:-
1. The number of small businesses with a rateable value below £12,000 in the Sunderland area, which is the current threshold for Small Business Rate Relief.
2. The number (and percentage) of these businesses who are eligible for but not claiming Small Business Rate Relief.
3. How does the council inform businesses whether they are eligible for this, if indeed they do so?
4. Is it possible to list these businesses?
(providing the information is not covered by the Data Protection act, and that the information is easily accessible)
Yours faithfully,
Meg Crosby
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Your request for information concerning: Small Business Rate Relief
I confirm that your request for information has been received and is receiving attention.
The Council aims to provide available information promptly, and in any event within 20 working days, unless, exceptionally, there is a need to consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure. Please note that there may be a charge for providing copies of the information. If the cost of complying with your request in full exceeds £450, we will ask you to reconsider your request, or to pay a fee before the information is supplied. If a charge or fee is payable we will let you know.
I will contact you again soon in connection with your request.
Please quote the reference below if you contact the Council regarding this request.
Yours sincerely,
[email address]
Customer Request Number: 130474
Please find attached a response to your FOI request
Regards
Fiona Brown
Head of Transactional Services
Commercial and Corporate Services
Sunderland City Council
Tel.: 0191 561 1811
Fax.: 0191 553 1033
E-mail: [1][email address]
[2]www.sunderland.gov.uk
Please note the new fax number
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Dear Fiona Brown,
Thank you very much for the information I requested. The response was excellent and very prompt and helpful.
Yours sincerely,
Meg Crosby
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