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Enquiries to: Lawrence Brown Your Ref: Our Ref: FOI/LB/65661 |
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Mr R A Kendall |
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Date: 28 August 2009 |
Dear Mr Kendall,[Author ID0: at ]
Freedom of Information Request ref. 65661
I refer to your communication dated [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:42:00 2009 ]21 July 2009 in which you appealed against the response to your request, made under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:43:00 2009 ]),[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:47:00 2009 ] for information about allotments in Liverpool. [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:43:00 2009 ][Author ID0: at ]
You have requested the following information:
Details of the[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:41:00 2009 ] following as a breakdown per allotment within the Liverpool City[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:41:00 2009 ] Council boundary:[Author ID0: at ]
1. number of allotment plots per site;[Author ID0: at ]
2. number of vacant allotments;[Author ID0: at ]
3. number of disused or derelict allotments;[Author ID0: at ]
4. number (not identity) of allotment holders who have multiple[Author ID0: at ]
allotment plots on the site;[Author ID0: at ]
5. Of the allotment holders who have multiple allotment plots, how[Author ID0: at ]
may allotment plots does each have;[Author ID0: at ]
6. number of people on the waiting list for each site;[Author ID0: at ]
7. Date that the person at the head of each waiting list was added[Author ID0: at ]
to the waiting list;[Author ID0: at ]
8. Date that the last person was added to the waiting list;[Author ID0: at ]
9. If applicable; date on which the waiting list was closed;[Author ID0: at ]
10. Details of the number of persons who have been added to a[Author ID0: at ]
waiting list since it was officially closed;[Author ID0: at ]
11. number of people in each waiting list who already have an[Author ID0: at ]
allotment plot at that allotment[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:41:00 2009 ].[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:41:00 2009 ]
May I firstly apologise for [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:43:00 2009 ]the [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:00:00 2009 ]delay in responding to you. [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:43:00 2009 ]I have investigated the[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:46:00 2009 ] [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:47:00 2009 ]matter and [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:48:00 2009 ]agree with your assertion that, although [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:53:00 2009 ]some of the information is held by the City Council and some by the secretaries of the various allotment associations[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:50:00 2009 ], it should however have been possible to obtain the vast majority of requested information through normal communication channels such as: telephone calls, e-mails, normal mail and routine site visits[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:54:00 2009 ].[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:50:00 2009 ] In hindsight therefore it would have been better to have supplied [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:56:00 2009 ]more[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:58:00 2009 ] [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:59:00 2009 ]information which could have been obtained within the statutory 20 working day deadline [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:56:00 2009 ]than that which was sent to you. The [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:59:00 2009 ]outstanding information [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:57:00 2009 ]could then have been sent as soon as it [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:59:00 2009 ]was[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ] collated from the various secretaries.[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 14:59:00 2009 ] [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:01:00 2009 ]Your complaint is[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:01:00 2009 ] [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ]therefore upheld.[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:01:00 2009 ]
In view of this, I have collated the requested information on an MS Excel spreadsheet which is [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:02:00 2009 ]enclosed. Note that there are still [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:02:00 2009 ]a few [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ]blank[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:02:00 2009 ] cells[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ] where information has [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:02:00 2009 ]either [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:03:00 2009 ]not bee[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:02:00 2009 ]n obtained from allotment sec[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:03:00 2009 ]retaries[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:04:00 2009 ], [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:11:00 2009 ]or is vague[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:04:00 2009 ]; I will endeavour to obtain this information and send it to you within the next week.[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:04:00 2009 ] Where a cell states [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ]`[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:07:00 2009 ]NOT KNOWN[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:06:00 2009 ]', this information is not held either by the City Council or the relevant officers of the allotment association[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:07:00 2009 ]s.[Author ID0: at ]
This concludes the response to your appeal. May I remind you that, should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your appeal, you may [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:11:00 2009 ]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.[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ]
The Information Commissioner's website is [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ]www.ico.gov.uk[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ] and the postal address and telephone numbers are:-[Author ID0: at ]
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Fax number 01625 524 510, DX 20819, Telephone 01625 545745. Email - [Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][email address][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ][Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ] (they advise that their email is not secure)[Author ID0: at ]
Yours sincerely[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ]
Lawrence Brown[Author ID0: at ]
Principal Information Officer[Author ID1: at Fri Aug 28 15:13:00 2009 ]
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]
