Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q2 2020)
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to Fareham Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 184 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Fareham 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 your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of all business (non-residential) property rates data, including the following fields:
- Billing Authority Property Reference Code (linking the property to the public VOA database reference)
- Firm's Trading Name (i.e. property occupant or ratepayer)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Occupation / Vacancy status
- Date of Occupation / Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds) and/or categories of reliefs/exemptions granted
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.
NOTE: While FOIs are meant to be requestor blind, these data are actively used by national government and UK universities to inform the economic response to COVID-19. Commercial ratepayer data are always of public interest but, in the midst of a global pandemic and its consequent devastating economic fallout, these data are vital to track business behaviour and guide government and enterprise adaptation to the social impact of COVID-19. Please publish quickly so that organisations trying to support your local authority can do so, and, if you have any difficulties, please contact me so that I may help.
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 (reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).
I last requested these data three months ago, and this is a request for your latest updated dataset.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Please note that Fareham Borough Council has activated its business
continuity plan to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is likely that
many of our Officers will be redeployed to deal with critical Council
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delay in the Council’s final response to your request.
We apologise if any delay in experienced and thank you for your patience
and understanding in this matter.
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Dear Mr Chait,
I write to acknowledge receipt of your freedom of information request.
Your request is currently being investigated and I will endeavour to provide you with a full response within 20 working days from the date of your request.
If I am unable to do so, I will contact you again to advise of a date when I will be able to provide you with the information requested, or the reason why I am unable to provide it.
Yours sincerely
Emily Roth
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Fareham Borough Council
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Dear Mr Chait,
I am writing to you further to your Freedom of Information request to
advise you that Fareham Borough Council has activated its business
continuity plan to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is likely that
many of our Officers will be redeployed to deal with critical Council
services and therefore I am advising you that there is likely to be a
delay in the Council’s response to your request. The Information
Commissioner’s Office have acknowledged this in their “Your data matters
blog” which is published on their website.
We apologise if any delay is experienced and thank you for your patience
and understanding in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Emily Roth
Data Protection Administrator
Fareham Borough Council
01329824562
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was meant for, apologies. Please ignore it, delete it and notify us.
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Dear Mr Chait,
In respect of your Freedom of Information request, please find attached
our response for your information.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in our response and thank you
for your patience in this matter.
If you have any queries please contact the FOI team at
[1][Fareham Borough Council request email]
Yours sincerely,
Samantha Wightman
Committee and Information Services Manager
Fareham Borough Council
01329 824594
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This email is confidential but may have to be disclosed under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018 or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. If you are not the person or organisation it
was meant for, apologies. Please ignore it, delete it and notify us.
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