Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q3 2022)
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to Erewash Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 103 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Erewash 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. Most recently, these data were used by MHCLG for the assessment of support to local authorities via the LEVELLING UP FUND.
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
Performance and Communities
Erewash Borough Council
Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
DE7 5RP
Tel: 0115 907 22 44
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Erewash Borough Council
Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
DE7 5RP
Tel: 0115 907 22 44
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information
I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Council did previously publish data of commonly requested information relating to business rates. This is also known as Non Domestic Rates (NDR) or National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR). We would also provide information on Council Tax accounts held by businesses and organisations.
There was an Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) First Tribunal judgement (EA/2018/0033), which has highlighted that all taxpayer information is confidential and as such covered by an exemption under Section 41 of the Freedom of Information Act - Information provided in confidence. This is an absolute exemption so is not subject to a public interest test. However, the judgement also held that there was not a strong public interest in support of release under Section 31(1)(a). This was in addition to the information on sole traders and partnerships being exempt under Section 40(2) - Personal Data.
As such the Council has withdrawn this data set on the basis that it is exempt under Section 41 of the Freedom of Information Act.
The Council considers that Section 41 applies to customers’ accounts but does not apply to accounts where the Council itself is an account holder and is able to provide details, on request, of these accounts subject to Section 40(2) - Personal Data of Individuals or Personal Data relating to living Individuals.
Further NDR information can be found on the Valuation Office Agency's website.
You may find further information of interest in our disclosure logs at: http://www.erewash.gov.uk/your-council/f...
Most of the information that we provide in response to the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004 requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by Erewash Borough Council. The copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated by the information itself.
You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the purpose of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright holder.
For information where the copyright is owned by Erewash Borough Council details of the conditions on re-use can be found on our website at: http://www.erewash.gov.uk/your-council/d...
For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their permission.
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