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

The request was refused by Stratford on Avon District Council.

Dear Stratford on Avon 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 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

Info, Stratford on Avon District Council

 

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Processing Freedom of Information Request
Freedom of Information #20324
Dear Gavin Chait,

We have started processing your Freedom of Information request. A response
may take up to 20 working days. If you have not received a response after
06/08/2020 , please contact the council ([email address]).

Your Freedom of Information reference number is #20324.

Regards,

Freedom of Information Officer
Stratford-on-Avon District Council

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Freedom of Information Response
#20324
Dear Gavin Chait

Further to your request, following the decision of the first -tier
Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights heard at
Sheffield Magistrates Court on 7th October 2019 before Judge Sophie
Buckley, Dave Sivers, Paul Taylor between Westminster City Council and The
Information Commissioner and Gavin Chait, Stratford District Council will
only disclose the property details attached.

I am unable to disclose the details you have requested, but have attached
the information I am able to disclose.

The question asked was not answered in full for the following legal
reason(s) -

* Section 31 - Disclosure of the information would be likely to
prejudice law enforcement activities including those relating to tax
collection and immigration controls

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. An internal review request should be
submitted in writing within 40 working days of receiving the original
reply and should be addressed to:

Phil Grafton, Monitoring Officer,
Stratford-on-Avon District Council,
Elizabeth House,
Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire
CV37 6HX.

Regards,

Freedom of Information Officer
Stratford-on-Avon District Council

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