Nigel Glossop

Data Protection Officer

Civic Offices, Civic Way,

Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 0AH

Please ask for Mr. Glossop

Tel: (01283) 221000 Ext. 5703

DDI (01283) 595703

Fax (01283) 595720

Minicom: (01283) 228149

DX 23912 Swadlincote

E-mail: [email address]

Our Ref: NG/JHM/910/196

Your Ref:

Date: 27 January 2010

Margaret Campbell

Dear Ms Campbell

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for details under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 has been considered. Please find below the information requested:

1) How many allotment sites are there in South Derbyshire for which
     South Derbyshire District Council has access to waiting list data?            8
    
2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?                                    166
    
3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these                    63
     sites?
    
4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?                    Yes
    
5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in            None
     2009? Please give:

     a) number of new sites
     b) names of new sites
     c) total area of new land in hectares
     d) total number of new plots

Please note that the supply to you of any material does not give you the right to use that it in a way that breaches the copyright or other intellectual property rights in that material. For example publishing or otherwise re-using it for commercial purposes. You must get the consent of the copyright owner which may involve the granting of a licence and the application of a fee.

This does not restrict your rights under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

For more information on the Freedom of Information Act, including our publication scheme, please look at our web site at www.south-derbys.gov.uk under Council Services.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted in writing, outlining your grounds of appeal, within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: Nigel Glossop, Data Protection Officer, South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF Telephone:   01625 545 700

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. In addition, any feedback you may have on the way your request has been handled would be beneficial, so that any future requests can be handled more effectively.

Yours sincerely

Jan Middleton

Freedom of Information Officer