Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q2 2020)

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Dear Newcastle under Lyme 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

Freedom of Information, Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council

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Please note that whilst your statutory right of access to information remains unchanged, there may be delays due to COVID-19 implications in responding to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations, and Subject Access Requests. This is because the Council needs to prioritise its staff and resources on the delivery of essential services. The Information Commissioner has recognised this and has published guidance on its website.

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Caroline Horne 
FOI Coordinator 
Newcastle - Under Lyme Borough Council
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Your request is considered exempt under Section 21 of the FOI Act as the information is easily accessible by other means

The information can be found on our website

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 The supply of information in response to a Freedom of Information request does not confer an automatic right to re-use such information. You are permitted to use any information supplied for the purposes of private study and non-commercial research. If however you wish to use the information for any other purpose, please contact us.

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Kind Regards

Caroline Horne 
FOI / EIR Coordinator 
Newcastle - Under Lyme Borough Council
Tel 01782 742232

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