Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q2 2018)
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to South Kesteven District Council as part of a batch sent to 14 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear South Kesteven District Council,
In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with a complete and up-to-date list of all business (non-residential) property rates data for your local authority, and including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupied / Vacant
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds)
If you are unable to provide an absolute “Occupation / Vacancy” status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.
Please provide these data as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (meaning reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).
I last requested this data three months ago, and this is a request for an updated and current dataset.
I'm sure you get many requests for business rates and responding and managing these FOIs must be costly for you. Could I request that - as 65% of local authorities now do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. I can recommend approaches for you to consider, and you should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Dear Mr Chait
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Information Request
Reference No: 1287681
I acknowledge your request for information received into the Legal & Democratic Services on 06/04/2018.
Your request for information has been placed before:-
Assistant Director
Richard Wyles
Corporate Finance Manager
01476 406080
Service Manager(s)
Adrian Johnson
Revenues Recovery Co-Ordinator
Tel: 01476 406080
If the information is held by the Council, you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days (04/05/2018), subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including 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 this is the case.
If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let us know.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us at:
South Kesteven District Council
Council Offices
St. Peters Hill
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG31 6PZ
Telephone: 01476 406080
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
Fax: 01625 524510
Website: www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely
Service Manager(s)
Adrian Johnson
Revenues Recovery CoOrdinator
Tel: 01476 406080
Dear Mr Chait
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request
Reference No: 1197022
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 6 April 2018.
Our response is attached. Please note that we have, in accordance with the ICOs decision in the Cornwall case of February 2017, redacted the occupied/unoccupied status where it does not relate to a corporate entity.
Furthermore, under S43(2) of the FOI Act we can refuse to disclose information if the information is likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any person (a person may be an individual, a company, the public authority itself or any other legal entity). We take the view that to disclose the amount of 'actual annual rates charged' may prejudice the commercial interests of the persons in question.
We have considered whether the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. We consider it would not be in the public interest to disclose this information as it could be used by others in a particular market to gain a competitive advantage that could be of greater detriment to the wider public.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. 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
Fax: 01625 524510
Website: www.ico.org.uk<http://www.ico.org.uk>
Yours sincerely
Adrian
Adrian Johnson Tech IRRV
Revenues Recovery Team Co-ordinator
South Kesteven District Council
Council Offices, St. Peters Hill
Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PZ
•: 01476 406080 (Ext 1088)
E : [email address]<mailto:[email address]>
W: www.southkesteven.gov.uk<http://www.southkesteven.gov.uk/>
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