Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data

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Dear South Kesteven 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 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 this as machine-readable as either a CSV or Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence.

We 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 we intend to update this national series every three months. Could we request that - as more than 30% of local authorities already do - you update and release this dataset via a dedicated page on your local authority website or on an open data service. You should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Chait

Customer Services, South Kesteven District Council

Dear Mr Chait

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request

Reference No: 1001122

I acknowledge your request for information received into the Legal & Democratic Services on 29/03/2017.

Your request for information has been placed before:-

Executive Manager

Richard Wyles

Corporate Finance Manager

01476 406080

[email address]

Business Manager(s)

Jeanette Strutt

Revenues Manager

01476 406080

[email address]

If the information is held by the Council, you will receive the information requested within the statutory time scale of 20 working days (28/04/2017), subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let us know.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us at:

South Kesteven District Council

Council Offices

St. Peter's Hill

Grantham

Lincolnshire

NG31 6PZ

Telephone: 01476 406080

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Fax: 01625 524510

Website: www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Business Manager(s)

Jeanette Strutt

Revenues Manager

01476 406080

[email address]

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Customer Services, South Kesteven District Council

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Dear Mr Chait

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request

Reference No: 1001122

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 29 march 2017. Our response is attached.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Fax: 01625 524510

Website: www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Adrian

Adrian Johnson Tech IRRV

Revenues Recovery Team Co-ordinator

South Kesteven District Council

Council Offices, St. PeterÂ’s Hill

Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PZ

•: 01476 406080 (Ext 1088)Â Â Â Â Â

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