INTRODUCTION
Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, public authorities have a duty to produce a Publication Scheme. This Scheme is based on the model Publication Scheme produced by the Scottish Assessors' Association. Following consultation with all Assessors, the model Scheme identifies key areas of information the public may require. These areas form the basis of our classes of information.
Assessors are committed to delivering an open and transparent service wherever possible and it is intended to publish information that the public has an interest in viewing.
The person responsible for maintaining the Publication Scheme is:-
CONTACT DETAILS OF ASSESSOR
David C Thomson BSc(Hons) MRICS
Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board
235 Dumbarton Road
Clydebank
G81 4XJ
assessor@dab-vjb.gov.uk
Tel: 0141 562 1260
FAX: 0141 562 1255
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PERSON TO CONTACT ON DAY TO DAY BASIS
Stephen Brown
Clerk to the Valuation Joint Board
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board
Council Offices
Garshake Road
Dumbarton
G82 3PU
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board has been established since 1996 and discharges jointly the function of the Argyll & Bute , East Dunbartonshire , and West Dunbartonshire Valuation Authorities.
Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board is a body in its own right, separate from the three Councils, comprising sixteen members, elected councillors from each of the three authorities for which the Board has responsibility.
The Board appoint the Assessor responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Valuation Roll and Valuation List, base documents which are required for the three Councils to ingather non-domestic rates and council tax.
The three Councils have also appointed Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Valuation Joint Board to discharge jointly the function of Electoral Registration and so the Board is also responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the Register of Electors which is essential for all Parliamentary and Local Government Elections.
