RolandRB
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I received the following email from the Audit Commission for England. It is useful because they point out that each local authority has a District Auditor that oversees their operations and that mistakenly granting business rates relief to a cult can be reported to this District Auditor. So I phoned up the DA's office for both City of Westminster and City of London where it seems the local authorities are granting business rates relief illegally (as explained in the document you can link to in my sig). They are both on holiday at the moment so we will have to wait to see what happens. My own feeling is that both District Auditors will act to stop this. And with having to pay 300,000 GBP per year in business rates for the London Ideal Org then hopefully it will see a change in ownership as I don't see them being able to fund this.
Dear Mr Rashleigh-Berry,
Thank you for your email.
If you have concerns about your local council applying business rates and you believe they are breaking the law in some way, then you should approach the appointed auditor for the council concerned. The appointed auditor is appointed by the Audit Commission and is independent of both the Commission and the council being audited.
You can find out who your appointed auditor is by going to our website - www.audit-commission.gov.uk - and using the 'Find an organisation' search box. Just type in the council's name and you will be given the name and telephone number of the auditor.
I hope this information helps. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Xxx Xxxxxx
Public Enquiries Officer
part of the Chief Executive’s office
Audit Commission
Westward House
Lime Kiln Close
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
T: 0844 798 3131
E: [email protected]
W: www.audit-commission.gov.uk
For Freedom of Information (FoI) requests please email [email protected]
Dear Mr Rashleigh-Berry,
Thank you for your email.
If you have concerns about your local council applying business rates and you believe they are breaking the law in some way, then you should approach the appointed auditor for the council concerned. The appointed auditor is appointed by the Audit Commission and is independent of both the Commission and the council being audited.
You can find out who your appointed auditor is by going to our website - www.audit-commission.gov.uk - and using the 'Find an organisation' search box. Just type in the council's name and you will be given the name and telephone number of the auditor.
I hope this information helps. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Xxx Xxxxxx
Public Enquiries Officer
part of the Chief Executive’s office
Audit Commission
Westward House
Lime Kiln Close
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
T: 0844 798 3131
E: [email protected]
W: www.audit-commission.gov.uk
For Freedom of Information (FoI) requests please email [email protected]