Date:

Date: 30 October 2008

Our ref: Ref: SW/363

Your ref:

Ms Susan Davis

Dear Ms Davis

Access to Information Request - Provision of all requested information -RFI 361

Thank you for your request for information held by Natural England regarding the Clifton Suspension Bridge incident and its effects on the ecological interest of the Avon Gorge.

Information to include:

any information NE has about the incident itself and the factors which led to it happening, including whether the causes were thought to be one-off or systematic causes

any information about the predicted or known effects on the ecological interest of the Gorge

any information about involvement by NE's predecessor organisations in investigating and resolving the incident, and preventing future recurrence

any information about monitoring requested or implemented following the incident and the results of this monitoring

any information about measures which the parties involved were required to or agreed to take to make good the damage caused, or any other compensatory work carried out

minutes of any meetings at which the incident and its effects were discussed, correspondence between NE's predecessor bodies and other parties about any of the topics above, and any reports which are available in relation to the incident

which we received on 03 October 2008.

Your request has been considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Following a search of our paper and electronic records please find attached all the documents we hold regarding this

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact:

Darren Green, Senior Specialist Information Access and Security,

Natural England, Block B, Government Buildings, Whittington, WORCESTER WR5 2LQ

Email: [email address]

Tel: 01905 763355

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a review of our response. Generally, the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Natural England. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 01625 545 700, www.ico.gov.uk.

If you have any queries about this letter or the information sent, please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Waterfield

Adviser - Access to Information and Information Security

Natural England

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Sarah Waterfield

Natural England

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Northminster Road

PETERBOROUGH

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