AQW 29109/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 23/06/2025
Answered On Date: 03/07/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Business Improvement Districts are accountable to all businesses within their area, particularly small and independent traders; and (ii) what recourse is available to businesses that feel their interests are not being represented.

Answer:

Individual Business Improvement District Management Boards have their own avenues for complaints and feedback and Levy payers have opportunities to scrutinise the performance of the Board. Council officials can also be asked to mediate for more serious complaints. A business owner can also vote for the renewal of a Business Improvement District’s term of office.