Freedom of information response
Schedule 9 Requests
1. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023. For the sake of clarity, the RALD replaces the FOR VO6003 used for bulk classes of property. RALD is an acronym for Rent and Lease Details. The RALD letter is sent to the property address or in the case of large companies to their Head Office. The letter contains a unique reference number which together with the property’s postcode is used to access an electronic version of a form of return via a secure internet site.
2. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
3. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter and that were completed by the recipient ratepayer in question for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023. For the sake of clarity, the RALD replaces the FOR VO6003 used for bulk classes of property. RALD is an acronym for Rent and Lease Details. The RALD letter is sent to the property address or in the case of large companies to their Head Office. The letter contains a unique reference number which together with the property’s postcode is used to access an electronic version of a form of return via a secure internet site.
4. The annual volume of schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter and that were completed by the recipient ratepayer for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
5. The number and value of Civil Penalties issued with relation to the late response to or lack of provision of information relating to a schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via a RALD letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
6. The number and value of Civil Penalties issued with relation to the late response to or lack of provision of information relating to a schedule 9 requests issued by the Valuation Office Agency via FOR VO6003 letter for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and for the period 1st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.
Please supply the above information in an excel spreadsheet with the data clearly separated by calendar year.
|
How many professional Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) surveys have been carried out on council buildings (including commercial, non-commercial, community and residential) that were built or extended between 1950 and 1990? Please provide a numerical figure. |
Thurrock Council currently have no identified RAAC within its portfolio that represents a threat to life safety. The Council are currently responsible for 785 assets (excluding housing stock) and Thurrock have identified 117 buildings that have met the government guidelines to RAAC for inspection. The Council have recently compiled a list of properties which potentially fall in to the criteria set by the government and are now embarking on a programme to survey all of these properties to determine if RAAC is present. From these survey’s any remedial actions will be documented in relation to RAAC. The housing service identified 11 individual sites that required surveying following a desktop review of the assets information database. |
|
How many surveys are still outstanding? Please answer using a numerical figure. If you do not know how many need to be surveyed, please respond ‘unsure’. |
There are currently 110 buildings that are outstanding however there is a programme in place. |
|
Please name any council run or owned buildings (including commercial, non-commercial, community and residential) where RAAC has been identified in the last two years. |
Thurrock has not yet to date identified any buildings with RAAC. |
|
Please detail the status of the buildings with RAAC. For example; have remedial works been carried out to replace the RAAC, is the structure safe or has the building been deemed uninhabitable and needs to be demolished? |
Thurrock has not yet to date identified any buildings with RAAC. |
|
What is the estimated cost to repair or eradicate RAAC from your estate and do you have the budget to achieve this? |
Thurrock has not yet to date identified any buildings with RAAC. |
|
If you wish to provide any other information or explanatory notes, please use this column. |
N/A. |