Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q1 2020)

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Dear Maldon 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 71% 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

Freedom of information, Maldon District Council

Reference: FOI-195724942
Date of request: 14/04/2020
Title of request: Freedom of Information request - Complete
Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q1 2020)

Dear Gavin Chait,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.Maldon District Council is making decisions each day to balance the needs to maintain essential services and support those in most need, whilst following public health guidance to protect the public and staff against infection from Coronavirus (COVID-19).Due to the unprecedented circumstances we are facing during the pandemic, it may not be possible for us to meet our usual standard of response to Freedom of Information Requests or within the timescales stipulated. The Council will respond to your request as soon as we are able.Thank you for your understanding and patience during this difficult and unprecedented period.  The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has also published information on their website [1]www.ico.org.uk.

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Maldon District Council

Maldon District Council

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Reference: FOI-195724942
Date of request: 2020-04-14 09:02:23
Title of request: Freedom of Information request - Complete
Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q1 2020)

Dear Gavin Chait,

Your Freedom of Information Request has been completed, please see details
below

Good Morning,

This information is available via our Freedom of Information request form
on our website. As you complete the request, there is an option to search;
by key word; for FOI information that has already been published. This
listing, along with other business rate requests will appear in a list for
you.

Meanwhile, please find attached as at 22.02.2020.

If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, please let us
know.  If we are unable to resolve the matter quickly then you may wish to
pursue this through the Councils complaints procedure and request an
internal review of the decision.  A request for an internal review must be
submitted within two months of receiving our response to your request. 
Complaints should be made in writing to the Council at Princes Road,
Maldon CM9 5DL or by email to [1][email address] or by using the
form available on the Council's website at [2]http://www.maldon.gov.uk.

Kind regards

Maldon District Council

Maldon District Council

Our Vision: Sustainable Council, Prosperous Future

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(including any attachments) is intended only for the recipient(s) named
above. It may contain confidential or privileged information and should
not be read, copied or otherwise used by any other person unless express
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sender and delete the email from your system. It is the recipient's
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for software viruses. All communications sent to or from the Council may
be subject to recording and / or monitoring in accordance with relevant
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