Expanded Retail Discount October 2020
Dear Sunderland City Council,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000.
In accordance with the provisions specified within the above Act I hereby request the following information.
Required Information; - A list of all hereditaments where you have granted EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT for the 2020/21 rate year.
This request relates to business rates but please only refer us to data available for download on your website if it contains the requested EXPANDED RETAIL DISCOUNT data.
• Property Reference Number (also known as Billing Authority Reference Number) of the property on which the charge is made. This is not the Rate Demand or Account Number.
• Current Rateable Value
• Account holder name
• Property address
• The billing address (where different to the property address)
Please provide the information in an electronic, spreadsheet format ideally excel. 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. The requested information passes all required public interest tests and other requirements and is not exempt from disclosure.
Yours faithfully,
Richard roberts
Re: Your request for information concerning:
Expanded Retail Discount October 2020
The Council aims to provide available information promptly and in any event within 20 working days, unless, exceptionally, there is a need to consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure.
I will contact you again soon in connection with your request.
Please quote the reference below if you contact the Council regarding this request.
Customer Request Number: FOI_FOI_2875
Dear Mr Roberts
Your request for information FOI_2875
I am writing to explain that there will be a delay in replying to your
request due to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic. You
will understand that we currently have to give priority to providing the
most urgent services to protect and support vulnerable people. We are also
working with lower staffing levels than usual.
The response to your request will be provided once resources allow but
regrettably I am currently unable to indicate when that will be.
Many thanks
Regards
Suzanne Vickery
Sunderland City Council
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