Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Data Quality, Q4 2018)

The request was successful.

Dear Bracknell Forest Borough 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)

I am aware that you already publish data http://data.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/View... which mostly answers this request , however the data is still in 2016.

Please could you update this and provide an updated version of your data.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Chait

Information Compliance-Officer, Bracknell Forest Borough Council

 

 

Dear Gavin Chait

 

I am writing to confirm that the council has completed the processing of
your request for information

 

Please find below a copy of your request, followed by the Council’s
response.

 

Request - See below

 

 

Response

 

Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in
response to a request if it is already accessible to you.

 

The Council publishes this information as part of the dataset provisions
within it's publication scheme:
[1]http://data.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/View...

 

 

 

The provisions intend to ensure that the Council makes datasets available
either in response to a Freedom of Information request or proactively
under it's publications scheme in a way that allows for the re-use of the
data.

 

The datasets the Council currently publishes are:

- Business rates live accounts

- Business rates accounts in credit

- Business rates relief awarded – including empty property relief

 

The datasets are refreshed every month and you are able to download the
information into Excel. 

 

If you have any queries about this matter please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should use the Comments, Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found at

[2]http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/your-...

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commission can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Sent on behalf of;

Solicitor

Information Compliance Team

Legal Services

Easthampstead House

Town Square

Bracknell

Berks

RG12 1AQ

 

Tel: 01344 352000

Email: [3][Bracknell Forest Borough Council request email]

[4]www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

 

 

 

Information Compliance-Officer

Legal Services
Resources
Bracknell Forest Council

 

Tel: 01344 352000
Email: [email address]
Web: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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