-----Original Message----- From: Katy Stone [mailto:[email address]] Sent: 07 May 2016 18:25 To: Freedom Of Information Subject: Freedom of Information request - Business Rates Dear Christchurch Borough Council, Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000:- The most up to date list you can obtain (Ideally from April 2016) (please provide the date of the data) with; (a) List all Commercial properties with their Rateable Values and addresses. (b) The names and addresses of the Rate payers referred to above for each property and their correspondence address (if different from the property address) (c) The full billing authority reference for each property (this is the property reference not the account number) (d) The current liability payable for the year 2015/16 & 2016/17 (e) The date the rateable occupier first became liable for the business rates (f) If the property is empty that date it became empty (g) Please also state which hereditament is currently receiving I. Charitable rate relief (mandatory rate relief) II. Discretionary rate relief III. Empty property rate relief IV. Listed building exemption V. Retail Relief VI Small Business Rate Relief VII. Any other relief (h) List of all credits on account and the amounts In accordance with the ICO Torbay decision, I would appreciate it of this Council did not withhold the names of sole traders and partners. In the circumstances of the Torbay case the individuals were private landlords or sole traders and the Commissioner concluded that disclosure of their names would not breach the first data protection principle as the information relates to the business activities of the individuals concerned and not activities they undertake simply or solely in their private lives. The Commissioner concluded that disclosure would be fair and meet schedule 2 condition 6 of the Data Protection Act. Thanking you in advance. Yours faithfully, Katy Stone ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [email address] Is [email address] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Christchurch Borough Council? If so, please contact us using this form: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_request/new?body=christchurch_borough_council Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/officers For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-guidance-for-authorities If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________ LEGAL NOTICE The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately then destroy any copies of this message. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying distribution or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership. Virus checking: Whilst all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that this electronic communication and its attachments whether encoded, encrypted or otherwise supplied are free from computer viruses, the Christchurch and East Dorset Partnership accepts no liability in respect of any loss, cost, damage or expense suffered as a result of accessing this message or any of its attachments.