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From: [FOI #1111865 email]
Sent: 4/3/2024 5:05:57 PM +00:00
To: [Stroud District Council request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI- credits on account

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Dear Stroud District 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.
This request relates to business rates but please only refer us to data available for download on your website if it contains the requested data.
Required Information; -
A list of hereditaments where there is a credit of over £2,000 on the account.
A list of hereditaments where there has been a right on over £2000.
Please include;-
• 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

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Good Afternoon

 

Stroud District Council will not make public business rate accounts in
credit as there is a significant risk that doing so would be an invitation
to those seeking to defraud the Council and the businesses who are
legitimately owed the credit.

The council exempts disclosure under section 31(1)(a) – Prejudice the
prevention or detection of crime. This decision is supported by [1]ICO
decision notice FS50643256.

 

Any business concerned about their balance can contact the councils
revenues team directly and do not need to use FOI legislation (Exemption:
Section 21 – information accessible to the applicant by other means.)

 

 

Kind Regards

Mrs L Rowlands

 

Stroud District Council

Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf
Stroud, Gloucestershire. GL5 4UB
T   01453 766321
W  [2]www.stroud.gov.uk

 

Working together to make Stroud district a better place to live, work and
visit

 

 

 

 

 

From: Richard roberts <[FOI #1111865 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6:06 PM
To: _WEB_FOI Customer Services <[Stroud District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI- credits on account

 

 

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Dear Stroud District 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.

This request relates to business rates but please only refer us to data available for download on your website if it contains the requested data.

Required Information; -

A list of hereditaments where there is a credit of over £2,000 on the account.

A list of hereditaments where there has been a right on over £2000.

Please include;-

• 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

 

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