
This document was classified as: OFFICIAL
OPERATIONS GROUP
Law & Governance Division
Town Hall, Darlington DL1 5QT
DX69280 Darlington 6
Mr Richard Roberts
(01325) 406777
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22nd February 2022
Our ref: DBC-3372-21
Your ref:
Please ask for: Rachel Seddon
Document Name:
Dear Mr Roberts
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request
Your request for information, received 1st February 2022, has now been considered.
You requested:
Required Information;- A list of all live business rates accounts with a 2017 list Rateable Value.
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Property Reference Number (also known as Billing Authority Reference Number) of the
property on which the charge is made. Please note that this is not the Rate Demand or Rate
Account Number.
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Current rateable value
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Account holder name
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Property address
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The billing address (where different to the property address), the contact telephone
number and email address
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The date the current ratepayer became liable for the business rates – we do not
require any historical account liability dates only the current ratepayers liability start date
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whether a property is empty or occupied

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Where a property is currently empty please provide the date the ratepayer became
liable for empty rates
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Where there is an exemption on the account please provide the start and end date and
type of exemption applied (e.g. listed building)
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Where there is a relief on the account please provide the date it was applied and the
type of relief (e.g. Retail Discount)
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We do not require any personal information or sole traders.
Our response:
Please refer to attached Excel spreadsheet. Please note that gaps in the first column indicate
the liable party is a sole trader.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or would like to request an internal
review of our response, please write to:
Complaints and Information Governance Manager
Darlington Borough Council
Neighbourhood Services and Resources Group
Town Hall
Darlington
DL1 5QT
E-mail:
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You can also obtain further information from the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
Website:
www.ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely
Rachel Seddon
Complaints & Information Governance Assistant