Rates retention and appeals

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Dear Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please could you provide the name of all parties that are currently contracted by the Local Authority to provide the following services:

1. Rates retention services i.e. to increase the rateable value baseline in line with the rates retention scheme imposed by the Localism Act 2013

2. Appeal services for the authorities’ own properties

Please provide the date these contracts started and the length of them.

Yours faithfully,

R Gilmore

Data Protection, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

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Data Protection, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear R Gilmore
Thank you for your email of 29 April 2016 where you requested information about commissioned services
The information you requested is enclosed.

1. Rates retention services i.e. to increase the rateable value baseline in line with the rates retention scheme imposed by the Localism Act 2013
N/A - this service hasn't been commissioned

2. Appeal services for the authorities’ own properties
GVA Grimley

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Dear Data Protection,

Thank you for your reply however please could you provide the start date and length of contract with GVA Grimley as per the original request?

Yours sincerely,

R Gilmore

Data Protection, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear R Gilmore

Apologies for the omission. The contract with GVA Grimley runs from 22 March 2013 to 30 April 2017

Kind regards

Kathryn Wright, Information Governance Officer
Legal Services | Trafford Council | Trafford Town Hall | Talbot Road | Stretford | M32 0TH
Email: [email address]
Tel: 0161 912 2526
[mobile number]
Fax: 0161 912 4294

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Dear Kathryn Wright,

No problem, thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

R Gilmore