FOI request (FOIR-553604930)

Domestic Properties

Requested Wed 11 October 2023
Responded Thu 19 October 2023

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide the following:

1. The total number of Domestic Properties you have listed in your area.

2. The total number of Non-Domestic Properties you have listed in your area.

3. The total number of visiting officers employed for inspections of Domestic Properties.

4. The total number of visiting officers employed for inspections of Non-Domestic Properties.

5. The lowest salary of these visiting officers.

6. The highest salary of these visiting officers.

7. The average salary of all visiting officers.

For clarification, Visiting Officers may inspect properties needing to be brought into council tax or business rates banding, or inspect a property to confirm its current state and status. These may be (but not exclusively) part of the Council Tax/Business Rates/Revenues Department.

Regarding the properties, the request relates to all properties listed for council tax and for business rates.

Response

1. We have 44,173 domestic properties within the area.

2. We have 3,581 non-domestic properties within the area.

3. We have one inspector covering both domestic and non-domestic properties.

4. We have one inspector covering both domestic and non-domestic properties.

5. Request refused.

6. Request refused.

7. Request refused.

NOTICE OF REFUSAL

In terms of salary for our visiting officer, this is being refused under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 'personal data'. This is an absolute exemption and will not be provided.