Privacy notice – Business Rates

What we do

We collect and recover business rates in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

This includes:

• processing applications for various reliefs and exemptions

• issuing magistrate court summons for non-payment 

• referring unpaid debts to external agencies for enforcement or insolvency

• providing information to the valuation office agency to request alterations to the rating list.

What information we collect

• Rate payer and organisation name (and other names of joint ratepayers – if applicable)

• Address

• Correspondence address (if different)

• Telephone number

• Email address

• Companies House registration number

• Charity number (if applicable)

• Bank details

• Land registry documents

• Mental capacity information

• Disability information

Agencies we might share the information with

Why we process your data

• Statutory collection of local taxation

• Prevention and detection of fraud and criminal activity

• Service delivery

• Service planning