24 Hour Off Licences in Lambeth

Oliver Jackson made this Freedom of Information request to Lambeth Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Oliver Jackson

9 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you provide me with a list of 24 hour off licences in
the London Borough of Lambeth. I am referring to premises that are
licensed to sell alcohol 24 hours a day.

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Gardner1,Richard
Lambeth Borough Council

10 September 2009

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Dear Mr Jackson

Thank you for your FOI as below. Please quote our ref 118560 in any
further correspondence about this request. We anticipate responding
within the statutory period of 20 working days following date of
receipt.

Richard Gardner
Information Compliance Adviser
London Borough of Lambeth
ICT Services
Finance & Resources

tel: 020 79267741
www.lambeth.gov.uk
3rd Floor, Ivor House, 1 Acre Lane, London, SW2 5SD

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From: Smith5,John
Lambeth Borough Council

29 September 2009

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Dear Mr Jackson,

The database used in Lambeth does not currently allow us to prepare a list of 24 hour premises & their addresses.

From statistics we submit to the DCMS I can tell you that we have the numbers of 24 hour licences as at 01.04.09;

Pubs bars & nightclubs 27
Supermarkets and convenience stores 54
Hotel bar 1

Although these licences permit 24 hour opening our experience is that many do not take advantage of the full hours they are permitted to use, especially during the week.

Should you have a complaint about the way your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act has been dealt with, please contact the Corporate Complaints Unit, Lambeth Town Hall, SW2 1RW or e-mail [email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your complaint you may contact the Information Commissioner, who can be reached at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 700
Fax: 01625 545 510

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act can be found on the Information Commissioner's website www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

John Smith
Licensing Manager
Housing, Regeneration and Environment
London Borough of Lambeth
2 Herne Hill Road
London
SE24 0AU
 
0207 926 6140
Fax 0207 926 6130
Website www.lambeth.gov.uk
 
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From: Oliver Jackson

6 October 2009

Dear John Smith,

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, you have not provided
me with the information that I requested. I asked for a list of 24
hour off licences in the London Borough of Lambeth, which hasn't
been provided. If you are able to tell me that there are 54
supermarkets and convenience stores with 24 hour licences in
Lambeth, then you must be able to supply me with a list of
premises. No other London borough has had a problem providing this
information.

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Smith5,John
Lambeth Borough Council

6 October 2009

I am out of the office until Wednesday 14th, I'll get back to you then.

john

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From: Oliver Jackson

27 October 2009

RE: FOI ref 118560 - 24 Hour Off Licences in Lambeth

Dear John Smith,

I am still waiting for a response to my email that was sent to you
on 6 October 2009. Please get back to me ASAP.

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Oliver Jackson

1 December 2009

RE: FOI ref 118560 - 24 Hour Off Licences in Lambeth

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Lambeth Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request '24 Hour Off Licences in
Lambeth'.

I have been waiting for a response for nearly 3 months.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/24...

Yours faithfully,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Gardner1,Richard
Lambeth Borough Council

1 December 2009

Attachment FOI 118560 due date 08102009 24 Hour Off Licences in Lambeth.txt
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Dear Mr Jackson

A response was sent to you by my colleague Elsie Grace on the 29th September 2009 and I attach a copy of that response. She offered some statistics but was unable to provide a full list of 24 hour off-licence premises "because the database wont allow it".

What she meant to say was that because the information was not organised in a way that it could readily be produced as a list, it would have taken too much staff time to extract and analyse the data. Under Section 12 of the FOI Act, public authorities are not obliged to provide information in response to FOI Requests where the amount of work involved would exceed "the appropriate limit". For non-central government public authorities that limit is set at a cost threshold of £450 which at the prescribed hourly rate of £25 per hour as specified in the FOI Fee Regulations equates to 18 hours or more of staff time.

Thank you for your interest in Lambeth Council.

Richard Gardner
Information Compliance Adviser
London Borough of Lambeth
ICT Services
Finance & Resources

tel: 020 79267741
www.lambeth.gov.uk
3rd Floor, Ivor House, 1 Acre Lane, London, SW2 5SD

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From: Oliver Jackson

2 February 2010

Dear Richard Gardner,

Please can you update me on the internal review that I requested
two months ago?

You are the only London borough that has been unable to provide me
with the information that I requested.

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Gardner1,Richard
Lambeth Borough Council

2 February 2010

Dear Mr Jackson

Thank you for your FOI complaint which I am referring for the attention of my manager Ian Goodwin, Information Governance Manager.

Richard Gardner
Information Compliance Adviser
London Borough of Lambeth
ICT Services
Finance & Resources

tel: 020 79267741
www.lambeth.gov.uk
3rd Floor, Ivor House, 1 Acre Lane, London, SW2 5BF

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From: Oliver Jackson

2 February 2010

Dear Richard Gardner,

Thank you for your response.

I am unhappy with the way that you [Lambeth] have handled this FOI
request as you didn't provide me with the information that I
requested and you did not issue me with a formal refusal notice.

I don't beleive that it would take over 18 hours for you to
retrieve a list of 24 hour off licences in Lambeth.

I don't understand how you can tell me that there are 54
supermarkets and convenience stores that are licensed to sell
alcohol 24 hours a day, yet you cannot supply a list. How do you
know there are 54 24 hour off licences if you are unable to extract
this information?

The register of licensed premises should be in the public domain
but it's not available on your website so there is not even a way
for me to find the information that I'm looking for.

In addition to the above, you have also been extremely slow in
replying to my emails which I feel is unacceptable.

Please can you ensure that this email reaches your manager, Ian
Goodwin.

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Jackson

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From: Smith5,John
Lambeth Borough Council

24 February 2010

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Dear Mr Jackson,

I attach a list of premises licences in Lambeth that are permitted to sell
alcohol for consumption off the premises. The list is confined to premises
that under the former licensing system would have held `off licences'. A
significant number of these do not make full use of the hours potentially
available.

Should you have a complaint about the way your request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act has been dealt with, please contact
the Corporate Complaints Unit, Lambeth Town Hall, SW2 1RW or e-mail
[1][email address]

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your complaint you may
contact the Information Commissioner, who can be reached at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 700

Fax: 01625 545 510

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act can be found on the
Information Commissioner's website www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

John Smith

Licensing Manager

Housing, Regeneration and Environment

London Borough of Lambeth

2 Herne Hill Road

London

SE24 0AU

0207 926 6140

Fax 0207 926 6130

Website [2]www.lambeth.gov.uk

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Ben Lewis left an annotation (26 February 2010)

I counted this as 73 premsises permitted to sell alcohol for consumtion off site

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John Freeman left an annotation (11 March 2010)

24 hour off licences in Lambeth www.24houralcohol.co.uk/lambeth-off-lice...

London off licences that sell booze 24hrs a day www.24houralcohol.co.uk

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