FOI request (FOI212052)

council tax account

Requested Mon 10 April 2017
Responded  Mon 10 April 2017

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

All council tax domestic rate accounts with a credit balance. FOI Part 2

I am aware that all Billing Authorities hold on account sums of money that are due to be returned to council tax payers and for a variety of reasons have not been repaid.

I therefore request a breakdown of credit balances accrued since your earliest records, for the amounts owing to all incorporated companies within the authorities billing area, including the following information:

A. The name of each business in respect of which council tax credit balances remain payable. I understand you will not provide individuals names.

B. The value of overpayment in each case which remains unclaimed

C. The years(s) in which overpayment was made (IF KNOWN)

D. The property address the credit relates to

E. A write to address and write to company name if available

F. Please state whether the account is a live/open account or a closed account; if closed the date it closed

G. The reason the credit exists if known

Response

NOTICE OF REFUSAL

The information requested in respect of council tax payers and their addresses is exempt information under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this is an absolute exemption therefore will not be provided.