Dear Mr Roberts,

Your request for information ref: SOT-124812

Thank you for your request for information about non-domestic rates
completion notices served in the Borough since 1st June 2023 or a list of
addresses showing the same information.  Your request was received by the
Information Rights Team on 12 December 2023.  This is being dealt with
under the terms of the appropriate Information Rights legislation.

In some circumstances we may charge for information.  If there is a charge
we will let you know, as you will be required to pay this before we deal
with your request.

Some information does not have to be released under this legislation.  We
will check the information you have asked for and send you as much as
possible.  If another person or organisation is named in the information,
we may have to ask their opinion before we decide what we can give you.

You should expect to receive a response to your request on or before 12
January 2024 in line with the legislation's 20 working day statutory
deadline.

For your information we may publish the response to your request on our
City Council's website, which can be found at the following address:
[1]www.stoke.gov.uk.

If you have any queries about this email please do not hesitate to contact
us.

You can find details of how we handle your personal information by
visiting [2]www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Team

Information Rights

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

e [3][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

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Dear Mr Roberts

Your request for information ref. SOT-124812 about non-domestic rates
completion notices served in the Borough since 1st June 2023 or a list of
addresses showing the same information.

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
enclosed/attached below.

Please note any personal data has been removed in line with section 40(2)
of the Data Protection Act 2018. Personal data that has been removed from
the information has been indicated as section 40(2). This is exempt from
disclosure under Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and
will not be released. Section 40(2) of the Act allows us to withhold
information if it relates to someone other than the data subject and where
disclosing the information would contravene the principles of the Data
Protection Act 1998.

The information supplied may be used for domestic or journalistic
purposes.  Its use for commercial gain including issuing to the public,
social media or computer blogs may be subject to the issue of a licence
under the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to: The Information Rights Manager, Information Rights
Team, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Floor 4, Civic Centre, Glebe Street,
ST4 1HH, or email [1][Stoke on Trent City Council request email].
 

A request for an internal review must be submitted within 40 working days
from the date the council issued you with an initial response. 
Unfortunately, after this time we are not obliged to conduct a review and
you may then contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Before doing this, please
see the following link for guidance from the Information Commissioner
relating to how to use your information rights responsibly and
effectively, to enable you to gain the best outcome from the process
- [2]http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public.

Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you
have already used our internal review procedure. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, tel: 0303 123
1113 or you can visit their website
at [3]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

You can find details of how we handle your personal information by
visiting [4]www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Team

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

E: [5][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

Request

Information Requested; -

• A copy of all Non Domestic Rates Completion Notices served in the
borough since 01/06/2023 or list of addresses showing the same
information.

The Act requires that a response be provided within a period of 20 working
days from the date hereof.

This request for information falls within the parameters of the Act but if
you require clarification on any of the points above or should you wish to
discuss this further then please do not hesitate to contact me.

This message and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the
addressee and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or
classified up to OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and it must be handled accordingly.
Unless you are the named addressee (or authorised to receive it for the
addressee) you may not copy or use this email or disclose it to anyone
else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the
sender immediately.

The views and opinions given may not reflect those of the City Council.
Unless this message states it, nothing in its contents should be taken as
an offer or acceptance, forming any contractual obligations.

We accept no liability for any damages, loss or costs resulting from any
reliance placed on the contents of this message.

All email traffic, whether sent via public or private networks, is subject
to appropriate recording and monitoring in accordance with relevant
legislation. We monitor and store email messages and in some cases we are
required by law to disclose details of them.

 Although we have taken every reasonable anti-virus measure, we give no
warranty that this e-mail, or any attachment, is virus free and we
recommend that you scan any attachments for malware and check any links
before opening.

 To find out more about how we use your personal data visit
stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection.

References

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2. http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public
3. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
4. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection
5. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]