Non-domestic rates assessments
Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,
Please can you provide a list of non-domestic rates assessments in
your authority area in excess of £10,000 Rateable Value detailing
the company name, Billing Authority Reference Number, hereditament
address including postcode, telephone number if known, Director
details if known and Rateable Value.
Yours faithfully,
Greg Lamerton
Dear Mr Lamerton,
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your recent request for information regarding non-domestic rates assessments in the authority area in excess of £10,000 Rateable Value. Your request is now being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 a public authority has to respond within 20 working days. Accordingly you will receive our full response in due course.
Yours sincerely
Laura Manning
Information Governance Project Intern
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
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Dear Mr Lamerton
Thank you for your recent request for information. Please find enclosed
the information you are entitled to receive under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
You will note that some information has been redacted/withheld from the
attached. This information relates to personal names and any residential
properties with business rates accounts. This information is exempt from
disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(Personal Information). This section of the Act provides an exemption to
the general right of access to information, where the disclosure of
personal information would breach any of the Data Protection principles.
The Council considers that disclosure of this information would constitute
a breach of the fairness requirement of the first principle. This is
because the individuals in question have not consented to the disclosure
of their details. In addition they have a reasonable expectation that the
Council will keep their information confidential.
I trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review within 40 working days of receipt of this request. Please
contact the Council’s Head of Audit, Risk and Information, Mr Jeff Wring
at the Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW
[1]mailto:[email address].
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk.
Please note that we have not, by way of this disclosure, granted any
permission for you to reuse or further publish the information disclosed
to you. Please refer to the attached disclaimer regarding reuse.
Yours sincerely
Amy Ogborne
Information Compliance Manager
Risk and Assurance Services
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Telephone: 01225 396872
Facsimile: 01225 477387
[3]www.bathnes.gov.uk
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