August FOI Requests
Dear South Kesteven District Council,
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.
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.
Required Information;- A list of all live business rates accounts with a 2017 list Rateable Value.
• 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), the contact telephone number and email address
• The date the current ratepayer became liable for the business rates – we do not require any historical account liability dates only the current ratepayers liability start date
• whether a property is empty or occupied
• Where a property is currently empty please provide the date the ratepayer became liable for empty rates
• Where there is an exemption on the account please provide the start and end date and type of exemption applied (e.g. listed building)
• Where there is a relief on the account please provide the date it was applied and the type of relief (e.g. Retail Discount)
• 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.
Yours faithfully,
Richard roberts
Dear Mr Roberts,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request Acknowledgement
Reference No: 1865260
Thank you for your request for information, this has been registered with us on 11/08/2020 14:03:45
Your request has now been assigned to the relevant department. We will aim to provide you with a response within 20 working days but may face some delays. This is due to emergency response to Covid-19 pandemic and the diversion of resources. In addition, some staff have been redeployed to critical services.
The council recognises the current rapidly evolving situation is causing uncertainty and we appreciate your support and understanding at this challenging time, as we endeavour to maintain services while protecting our staff and customers.
The Freedom of Information Act defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent us releasing the information you have requested. You will be informed if this is the case, and we will advise you of your rights of appeal.
If the information you requested contains reference to a third party, we may need to consult with them before a decision can be made about the information being released. You will be informed if this is the case.
If you require the response from us in an alternative format, e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let us know.
Further information about the Freedom of Information Act is also available from the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk<http://www.ico.org.uk>
Yours sincerely
South Kesteven District Council
Customer Service Department
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Dear Mr Roberts,
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request
Reference No: 1865260
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find attached the information you have requested.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact:
Further information about freedom of 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
Website: www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely
FOI Team,
SKDC
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