Business Rates
Dear North Somerset 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,
Lorna Wilson
Dear Ms Wilson,
Information on business rates can be found on our website at: http://data.n-somerset.gov.uk/View/finance
However, if you cannot find the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Elsa Heath
Information Governance Trainee
CSU
North Somerset Council
Tel: 01934 634609
E-Mail: [email address]
Post: Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
Web: www.n-somerset.gov.uk
Dear FoI,
Please confirm the date of the data as this is not specified on the website?
Yours sincerely,
Lorna Wilson
Dear Ms Wilson,
Thank you for your email - I will pass your query onto the team who is responsible for our Open Data website.
Kind regards,
Elsa Heath
Information Governance Trainee
CSU
North Somerset Council
Tel: 01934 634609
E-Mail: [email address]
Post: Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ
Web: www.n-somerset.gov.uk
Information request
Our reference: 933396
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Dear Ms Wilson
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Following our previous correspondence, our Business Intelligence team has
confirmed that not all of the information is available on our website.
Therefore your request has been logged from the date of receipt (7 May
2016) and allocated reference 933396. We will respond by the 20th working
day which is on 7 June 2016. Please quote this reference in any
correspondence with us relating to this matter.
Yours sincerely
Elsa Heath
Information Governance Trainee
North Somerset Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Tel: 01934 634609
Email: [email address]
Web: [1]www.n-somerset.gov.uk
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Information request
Our reference: 933396
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Dear Ms Wilson
Thank you for your request for information received on 7 May 2016.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Lynsey Wilson
Contract Monitoring Officer
North Somerset Council
Tel: 01275 885117
Email: [email address]
Web: [1]www.n-somerset.gov.uk
In line with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the Freedom of
Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations
2004, the Council reserves the right to charge for disbursements, such as
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charged.
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