FOI release

Council Tax registrations

Case reference FOI2019/00648

Published 25 July 2019

Request

1. As part of the authority's Council Tax Registration process, do you collect data on property tenure? Yes for all tenures Yes for rental properties only No (Please give reason why) a. Please provide reasons why data is not collected

2. For rental properties, do you ask for information about the landlord? Yes No a. Other answer:

3. Which Council departments/services can access the tenure/landlord data? All Housing Planning/Development Control Finance/Benefits Environmental Services Trading Standards Licensing (Mandatory/Additional/Selective) Customer Services a. Other (Please list)

4. If you limit which departments can access this data, for what reasons do you do so?

5. Is the landlord data used when assessing the size of the PRS for any of the following duties or purposes: Housing condition surveys to fulfil duties under s3 of the Housing Act 2004? In developing an overall housing strategy? Securing the effective implementation of HMO licensing under s55 of the Housing Act 2004? In considering making an HMO licensing designation under s56 of the Housing Act 2004? In considering making a selective licensing designation under s80 of the Housing Act 2004? a. Any other purposes?

Response

1. Yes, if unknown.

2. Yes, if unknown.

3. Benefits

4. Other department access is granted for individual cases on a case by case basis, subject to legal entitlement.

5. Access is granted for individual cases on a case by case basis, subject to legal entitlement and that information, where accessed, is used to full fill statutory requirements

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