The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%
Dear Gwynedd Council,
Please provide the following information:
1. The amount Gwynedd Council anticipates it will raise during the financial year 2021/22 from the 100% council tax premium levied on second home owners and owners of empty properties.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information
Dear Sarah Ellis,
Freedom of Information (ref 616)
Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 616.
The Council may take up to 20 working days, from the date of receipt, to
respond to your request. You should therefore receive the information you
have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions permitted
under the Act, by 21/02/2022. If you require further information please
contact me by phone on 01286 679468 or by emailing
[1][email address].cymru by quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
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GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
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Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information
Dear Sarah Ellis,
Freedom of Information (ref 616)
Thank you for your recent request. Please see below for the information
requested:
Budget contributions raised from Council Tax, including the anticipated
contribution from categories of properties and premiums are shared on the
Stats Wales website:
[1]https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/L...
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Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar
gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon
yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion
deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y
GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei
bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
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2. mailto:[email address]
Dear Gwynedd Council,
The link that you have specified in your response does not appear to provide the information sought. Please can you provide the specific link to the exact table that you say contains this information.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
Thank you for the email. Can you confirm the reference number for the request?
Many Thanks
Gwawr Owen
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Oddi wrth: Sarah Ellis <[FOI #825310 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Llun, 31 Ionawr 2022 18:38
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[email address].cymru>
Pwnc: Re: Freedom of Information request - The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%
Dear Gwynedd Council,
The link that you have specified in your response does not appear to provide the information sought. Please can you provide the specific link to the exact table that you say contains this information.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
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Dear Ms Ellis,
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 places a duty on the data holder to disclose information in specified circumstances, it does not place a duty to make an estimation, speculate or create data.
The link provided shares the data gathered and openly published which Gwynedd Council uses for budgetary purposes, this is what we require and produce.
Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen
-----Neges Wreiddiol/Original Message-----
Oddi wrth: Sarah Ellis <[FOI #825310 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Llun, 31 Ionawr 2022 18:38
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[email address].cymru>
Pwnc: Re: Freedom of Information request - The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%
Dear Gwynedd Council,
The link that you have specified in your response does not appear to provide the information sought. Please can you provide the specific link to the exact table that you say contains this information.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #825310 email]
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
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Dear Gwynedd Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Gwynedd Council's handling of my FOI request 'The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%'.
As a second home owner who is liable to pay a 100% premium on council tax, I believe I have an entitlement to information about how much is being raised by Gwynedd Council from the additional premium. This is particularly the case as Gwynedd Council repeatedly cites (unfairly and inaccurately) second home owners as being responsible for the dearth of homes available in Gwynedd (rather than its own manifest and wide-ranging inadequacies and failed policies). Gwynedd Council repeatedly claims the money raised from the additional premium will be used to provide housing for local people. How can the council be held accountable when it refuses to disclose the most basic of information - how much it has raised from the additional premium since it was increased to 100%? How can those subject to the tax assess whether the premium they are being charged is being put to the use claimed by Gwynedd Council?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/t...
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
We refer to your email dated 14/02/22 in respect of an internal review.
As you are disagree with the decision made and the information received from the Council, your e-mail has been referred to the Monitoring Officer to conduct an Internal Review. You should receive a response within 20 working days. However, if the Council is unable to complete the Internal Review within this timescale, you will be advised accordingly.
If you are unhappy with the outcome of the internal Review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact details are as follows:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
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Wilmslow
Cheshire
Sk9 5AF
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me as the Freedom of Information Co-ordinator, quoting the above reference number.
Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen
-----Neges Wreiddiol/Original Message-----
Oddi wrth: Sarah Ellis <[FOI #825310 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Llun, 14 Chwefror 2022 11:25
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[email address].cymru>
Pwnc: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%
Dear Gwynedd Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Gwynedd Council's handling of my FOI request 'The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%'.
As a second home owner who is liable to pay a 100% premium on council tax, I believe I have an entitlement to information about how much is being raised by Gwynedd Council from the additional premium. This is particularly the case as Gwynedd Council repeatedly cites (unfairly and inaccurately) second home owners as being responsible for the dearth of homes available in Gwynedd (rather than its own manifest and wide-ranging inadequacies and failed policies). Gwynedd Council repeatedly claims the money raised from the additional premium will be used to provide housing for local people. How can the council be held accountable when it refuses to disclose the most basic of information - how much it has raised from the additional premium since it was increased to 100%? How can those subject to the tax assess whether the premium they are being charged is being put to the use claimed by Gwynedd Council?
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://gwynedd.urlsand.com/?u=https%3A%...
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Ellis
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #825310 email]
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
https://gwynedd.urlsand.com/?u=https%3A%...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiad iddo yn gyfrinachol ac fe'i bwriedir ar gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
Mae unrhyw gynnwys nad yw'n ymwneud â busnes swyddogol y corff sy'n anfon yr e-bost yn bersonol i'r awdur.
Gall cynnwys yr e-bost hwn gael ei ddatgelu yn unol â gofynion deddfwriaeth mewn perthynas â prosesu a rheoli data, sydd yn cynnwys y GDPR, Deddf Diogelu Data 2018 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000.
Arbedwch bapur, ynni ac arian - Peidiwch argraffu'r neges yma oni bai ei bod yn hollol angenrheidiol.
Save paper, energy and money - Do not print this message unless it is absolutely necessary.
Dear Rhyddid Gwybodaeth,
I have still not received a response to my request for an internal review.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Ellis
Thank you for the email, I've passed it on to the Monitoring Officer and he will be in touch.
Many Thanks
Gwawr Owen
-----Neges Wreiddiol/Original Message-----
Oddi wrth: Sarah Ellis <[FOI #825310 email]>
Anfonwyd: Dydd Gwener, 22 Ebrill 2022 07:55
At: Rhyddid Gwybodaeth <[email address].cymru>
Pwnc: Re: ATB/RE: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The amount Gwynedd Council has raised since increasing the council tax premium to 100%
Dear Rhyddid Gwybodaeth,
I have still not received a response to my request for an internal review.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Ellis
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