List of commercial properties not receiving small business rate relief

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Nigel J Woodley

Dear Sir or Madam

Re: List of commercial properties not receiving small business rate relief

Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000:-

(a) addresses and rateable values of Commercial properties that are within your District Council up to a rateable value of £12,000 who are eligible for, but not currently receiving small business rate relief; and

(b) the names of the owners of those properties referred to in (a)

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Woodley

Birmingham City Council

Dear Mr Woodley

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We acknowledge
receipt of your request dated 2nd January 2010 which was received in our
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Corporate Information Governance Team

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Dear Mr Woodley

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Request
Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom
Of Information Act 2000:-
a) addresses and rateable values of Commercial properties that are within
your District Council up to a rateable value of £12,000 who are eligible
for, but not currently receiving small business rate relief; and

b) the names of the owners of those properties referred to in (a)

Response

(See attached file: Copy of CM0056 rateable value below 12000 FOI without
sbr.xls)

The above spreadsheet does not include sole traders as information about a
sole trader's business will be classed as personal information, therefore
this is exempt, section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act.

If you are not satisfied with the response you may ask for an internal
review. If subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council’s decision
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745
Web Address: www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Corporate Information Governance Team

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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