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Dear Stratford on Avon 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.
All information requested relates to Business Rates.
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.
Required Information;- A list of all live business rates accounts with a 2017 list Rateable Value.
• 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.
• Current rateable value
• Account holder name
• Property address
• The billing address (where different to the property address), the contact telephone number and email address
• 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
• whether a property is empty or occupied
• Where a property is currently empty please provide the date the ratepayer became liable for empty rates
• Where there is an exemption on the account please provide the start and end date and type of exemption applied (e.g. listed building)
• Where there is a relief on the account please provide the date it was applied and the type of relief (e.g. Retail Discount)
• We do not require any personal information or sole traders.
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.
Yours faithfully,
Richard roberts
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Processing Freedom of Information Request
Freedom of Information #21893
Dear Richard roberts,
We have started processing your Freedom of Information request. A response
may take up to 20 working days. If you have not received a response after
07/10/2021 , please contact the council ([email address]).
Your Freedom of Information reference number is #21893.
Regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Freedom of Information Response
#21893
Dear Richard roberts
Further to your request, following the decision of the first -tier
Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights heard at
Sheffield Magistrates Court on 7th October 2019 before Judge Sophie
Buckley, Dave Sivers, Paul Taylor between Westminster City Council and The
Information Commissioner and Gavic Chait, Stratford District Council will
only disclose the property details attached.
We will not disclose any details about empty properties due to their being
a high risk they could be used for criminal activity. We also will not
disclose specific account details, including liability dates or any
reliefs on accounts as there is a high risk of these details being used
fraudulently to obtain governments funds or other reliefs.
I am unable to disclose the full details you have requested, but have
attached the information I am able to disclose.
The question asked was not answered in full for the following legal
reason(s) -
* Section 31 - Disclosure of the information would be likely to
prejudice law enforcement activities including those relating to tax
collection and immigration controls
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. An internal review request should be
submitted in writing within 40 working days of receiving the original
reply and should be addressed to:
Phil Grafton, Monitoring Officer,
Stratford-on-Avon District Council,
Elizabeth House,
Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire
CV37 6HX.
If you are dissatisfied with The Council's response to an internal review
you have requested, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Information Commissioner's Office. You can contact the ICO using the
information below;
Tel: 0303 123 1113
E-mail: [email address].
Live chat: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
Regards,
Freedom of Information Officer
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
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