FOI Request - Information on Businesses

Request 101003841903

1. The number of each of the below types of business (or similar types) operating in your council area:

Barbershops
Vape shops
Harry Potter Shops
Car washes
American-style candy stores (i.e., selling imported confectionery) Nail Bars

2. The names and addresses of each business, as well as the owner/operator.

3. The date of which each business was permitted to begin operating.

4. The number of each of the same types of business closed within the last five years, including the names and addresses of each business, as well as the owner/operator.

5. The number of substantiated reports of money laundering, or any other illicit financial activity linked to both current businesses, and businesses which closed in the last five years. Please also advise what action was taken as a result.

6. The number of each type of business – both currently in operation and closed within the last five years – which failed to pay business rates, or any other fees owed to the council. Please advise what action was taken as a result. Please name each business which is indebted to the council (including those now closed) and specify the amount owed.

7. The number of inspections by council officers for these types of firms in each of the last five years (broken down by year). Please advise whether the inspection was routine or the result of a lead/complaint, and the result of each inspection.