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Enquiries to: Wendy Twigge

Your Ref: 65661

Our Ref: FOI/WT/65661

RA Kendall

Date: 21 July 2009

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information Request 65661

I refer to your request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in which you requested information the following information

  1. The number of allotment plots per site

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet

  1. The number of vacant allotments

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet

  1. The number of disused or derelict allotments

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet

  1. The number (not identity) of allotment holders who have multiple allotment plots on the site

It has been identified that there are 24 allotment sites relating to your request and to provide the information the following measured would have to be taken.

One officer would need to arrange a meeting with each secretary at an average of 5 minutes per secretary, travel to and from each allotment site at an average of 45 minutes travel time per site, meet with each secretary to inspect information held and retrieve requested information at an average of average 60 minutes, meaning the average time to gather all information requested from one allotment site is 110 minutes.

One officer 110 minutes per case = 110 x 24 = 2,640 minutes ÷ 60 = 44 hours.

Section 12 (1) Section 1(1) of the FOIA places a duty on public bodies to provide data as requested. However, it does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit is considered 18 hours, on the basis of the above calculation we are not obliged under FOIA to provide this information as the cost of compliance exceeds appropriate limit.

  1. Of the allotment holders who have multiple allotment plots, how may allotment plots does each have;

Please refer to the response given in answer to the previous question.

  1. The number of people on the waiting list for each site

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet

  1. The date that the person at the head of each waiting list was added to the waiting list.

Please refer to the response given in answer to question 4

  1. The date that the last person was added to the waiting list

Please refer to the response given in answer to question 4

  1. If applicable; date on which the waiting list was closed

Please refer to the response given in answer to question 4

  1. The details of the number of persons who have been added to a waiting list since it was officially closed

Please refer to the response given in answer to question 4

  1. The number of people in each waiting list who already have an allotment plot at that allotment

Please refer to the response given in answer to question 4

Further information:-

Of the 418 remaining plots in the region of 78 are currently being recovered, 215 Are not recoverable without major costs due to flooding, overgrowth or infestation.

125 are under investigation.

List does not include any current abandoned sites

Please note the the City Council will consider appeals, referrals or complaints in respect of your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request under the first stage of the Have Your Say Scheme. You can either complete a form on-line at our website http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Feedback/Have_your_say/index.asp - or you can complete a form at any One Stop Shop or Library. Alternatively, you can write to us at Liverpool Direct, Freepost, NWW 3400A, Liverpool L1 3ZZ. Your complaint/appeal/referral will be investigated by a different senior officer within ten working days.

If you remain dissatisfied you may also apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision about whether the request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Information Commissioner's website is www.ico.gov.uk and the postal address and telephone numbers are:-

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625 545745. Email - [email address] (they advise that their email is not secure)

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.

Yours sincerely

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W Twigge (pp)

Information Manager

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Liverpool City Council

Wendy Twigge Information Manager Legal Services

Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2DH

tel: 0151 225 3132 fax: 0151 225 2392 email: [email address]

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