Response 3725579

Response to request for information

Reference

3725579

Response date

16 April 2025

Request

Information Requested:

• A copy of the most recent Credit report / Credit write on reports relating to all Non Domestic Rates accounts, excluding any personal information.

Response

The Council does not release information about Business Rates accounts that currently have credit balances (including those written on) in response to Freedom of Information requests.

Information in respect of credit balances is considered exempt under section 31(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (prevention or detection of crime).

The Council holds this information but believes that its disclosure could result in fraudulent refund claims being made to the Council for these credit balances.

This follows decisions by the Information Commission in respect of requests made to Wandsworth Council (reference FS50619844) and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (reference FS50643256) in respect of requests for NNDR credit balances.