Business Rates Explained
2025-2026 financial year
- Business Rates Booklet 2025-2026 (pdf 4.4mb)
- Business Rates Explanatory Notes 2025-2026 (pdf 1.2mb)
- Staffordshire Commissioner Police and Fire Information
2024-2025 financial year
- Business Rates Booklet 2024-2025 (pdf 4mb)
- Business Rates Explanatory Notes 2024-2025 (pdf 898kb)
- Staffordshire Commissioner Police and Fire Information
Additional Information
Following the Tribunal decision Westminster City Council v Information Commissioner (FS50611895 ) the Council no longer publishes or releases information about the parties that are liable for Business Rates or the amounts payable.
In line with these decisions, information is being withheld under Section 31(1)(a) Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA), which states that:
“Information which is not exempt under Section 30 is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice (a) the prevention or detection of crime “
Further information about the valuation of properties and details of how to appeal (www.voa.gov.uk).
However, to be open and transparent in respect of public funds, we do publish the following information:
Publication of the Full List of Non Domestic Assessments has been temporarily suspended. We will review this in July 2021.