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Telephone: 0141 840 3703
Fax: 0141 840 3335
E-mail: [email address]
Contact: Mr. Sharp
Our ref: Ca 7-1-6-9-983
Date 22 February 2010
Margaret Campbell
Dear Ms Campbell,
Freedom of Information Request
Information Requested
Renfrewshire Council received your requests for information on 25 January 2010. You asked:
As of January 2010, please could you tell me:
1) How many allotment sites are there for which Renfrewshire Council has access to waiting list data?
The Council currently leases two areas of ground in Paisley for the specific purposes of allotments (Well Street Allotments Association and Brediland Allotment Association), and allotments are also provided as part of the Lamont City Farm Project in Erskine. Please note, however, that all aspects of the management, allocation and maintenance of the allotments are the responsibility of the respective Allotment Associations and their tenants.
2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?
Well Street Allotments Association - 17 plots.
Brediland Allotment Association - 40 plots.
Lamont City Farm - 40 plots.
3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these sites?
Well Street Allotments Association - no waiting list.
Brediland Allotment Association - 20 on waiting list.
Lamont City Farm - 12 on waiting list.
4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?
No.
5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in 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
None.
I hope this information is of interest.
Review Procedure
If you are dissatisfied with the way in which the Council has dealt with your request, you are entitled to require the Council to review its decision. A copy of the Council's review procedures is detailed at Appendix 1.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Sharp
Archivist
Appendix 1
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
REVIEW PROCEDURES
Introduction
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) provides a statutory right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities. Renfrewshire Council is committed to freedom of information compliance. The 2002 Act entitles an applicant who is dissatisfied with the way in which the Council has dealt with a freedom of information request to require the Council to review its actions and decisions in relation to that request. This procedure is referred to in the Act as a “requirement for review”.
The Review Process
Should you wish a review to take place you must:-
Lodge a requirement for review within 40 working days after:
the date of the Notice refusing your request;
on receipt by you of a Fees Notice; or
the expiry of the 20 working day time limit in which the Council is obliged to comply with your original request
The requirement for review must be in writing or in another permanent form. This means that it should be in a format which is capable of being used for subsequent reference e.g. a recording made on an audio or video tape.
The requirement for review must include your address for correspondence, a description of your original request and the reasons why you are dissatisfied. This should be addressed to the Director of Corporate Services:
Paul Gannon
Director of Corporate Services
Department of Corporate Services
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR
Email: [email address]
Fax: 0141 840 3635
The review will be fair and impartial and will ultimately be decided by the Head of Legal and Administrative Services on behalf of the Director of Corporate Services. You will receive notice of the result of your review within 20 working days after receipt by the Council of your request.
The Council will explain how it has reviewed the original decision and will provide a Statement of Reasons for its findings.
The Council may:
Confirm the decision complained of, with or without such modifications as it thinks appropriate;
Substitute the original decision with a different decision; or
Reach a decision, where the complaint is that no decision on a freedom of information request was reached.
The Council is not obliged to comply with a request for review if:
The requirement for review is vexatious; or
The original request to which the requirement relates was vexatious or repeated.
You may withdraw your requirement for review at any time before the decision is made by written notice to the Director of Corporate Services.
Right of Appeal
If you are unhappy with the outcome of the review, you have the right to appeal the Council's decision to:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS
Tel. No. 01334 464610
Fax No: 01334 464611
Email: [email address]