Complete Non-Residential / Business Property Rates Data (Q1 2018)

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Dear Monmouthshire 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

Hoggins, Averil M., Monmouthshire County Council

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Dear Mr Chait

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The attached file holds the information you have requested.

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request for information, you can request a review by e-mail to mailto:[email address] or by writing to:

Paul Matthews
Chief Executive
PO Box 106
Caldicot
NP26 9AN

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH

Telephone: 02920 678400
Email: [email address]
Fax: 02920 678399

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Regards

Averil Hoggins
Freedom of Information Support Officer (temporary)
Email / Ebost: [email address]
Tel / Ffôn: 01633 644744

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Dear Hoggins, Averil M.,

Thank you for the data provided, however the occupancy status of each property (occupied/void) is not included.

Please could you update this and provide an updated version of your data.

Yours sincerely,

Gavin Chait

Hoggins, Averil M., Monmouthshire County Council

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Good Morning Mr Chait

Our NNDR officer has advised me that the file I am attaching to this e-mail will cover the information you have requested.

Kind regards

Averil Hoggins
Freedom of Information Support Officer (temporary)
Email / Ebost: [email address]
Tel / Ffôn: 01633 644744

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