Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Gavin Chait made this Freedom of Information request to Fenland District Council as part of a batch sent to 16 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Fenland 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.
I 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 responding and managing these FOIs must be costly for you. Could I request that - as more than 53% 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. I can recommend approaches for you to consider, and you should find that this reduces the time and cost of this request process.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Chait
Dear Gavin,
I acknowledge your request for information received on 9 October 2017,
which is being investigated.
The Act allows the Council 20 working days to comply with your request.
During this time, the Council will assess the information to establish if
any exemptions apply. If it is felt that any information may be exempt
from disclosure, this will be given careful consideration and the Public
Interest Test will be applied if appropriate. If it is determined that
any material is exempt, you will be notified of which information is not
going to be released and the reasons why.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Corporate
Support Officers at Fenland District Council, or email
[1][Fenland District Council request email] . It would help us to help you if you could quote
the Information Request No quoted above on any correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Corporate Support Officers
Fenland District Council
01354 654321
[2][Fenland District Council request email]
Data Protection Act 1998
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Dear Gavin,
Thank you for your request for information received on 9 October 2017,
which has been processed and the information attached.
If you require any further information regarding your request, you should
contact the Corporate Support Officers at Fenland District Council or
e-mail [1][Fenland District Council request email] .
Yours sincerely
Corporate Support Officers
Fenland District Council
01354 654321
[2][Fenland District Council request email]
Data Protection Act 1998
To provide you with our services we will need to record personal
information, such as your name and address. This information will be kept
securely and only accessed by approved staff. We will not share your
information with anyone else without first telling you. If you would like
more details about how we protect personal information then please contact
our Data Protection Officer.
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