Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Dear Copeland 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 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 Mr Chait
Thank you for your email. Please be advised that I have forwarded your
email onto the relevant department who will contact you shortly in regards
to your query.
In the meantime, if you have any queries please let me know.
Kind regards
Jamieleigh
Customer Service Officer
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From: Gavin Chait <[FOI #437189 email]>
Sent: 09 October 2017 13:16
To: Info
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Complete Non-Residential /
Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Dear Copeland 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 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
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Dear Mr Chait,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Complete
Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data
I can advise that the information requested is contained within the above
attached document, (created 07/17). I currently await an updated version
of this dataset although as you may be aware our organisation was recently
subject to a significant cyber-attack and is undergoing a period of
repair/recovery which is impacting upon my ability to respond to these
types of request. I again note your comments regarding open publication of
these details and this forms part of an ongoing website project currently
being undertaken by the council.
I hope this is the information you require, but do not hesitate to contact
me if you wish to clarify anything further.
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Yours sincerely
Cliff Walker
Information Management Officer
Business Support
Copeland Borough Council
Tel: 01946 59 8529
Email: [2][email address]
Copeland Borough Council, The Copeland Centre, Catherine Street,
Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7SJ. Tel: 01946 598300. Fax: 01946 598303.
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From: Gavin Chait <[6][FOI #437189 email]>
Sent: 09 October 2017 13:16
To: Info
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Complete Non-Residential /
Business Property Rates Data (Q4 2017)
Dear Copeland 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 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
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