A-Board clutter along Kings Heath High Street

28 October 2009

Our Ref: FOI3492

Thank you for your request received on 26 October 2009, for information
held by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

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Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

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12 November 2009

Our Ref: FOI3492

<[FOI #21992 email]>

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I am writing in respect of your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 for the following information:-

With regard to illegal or unregistered A-Frame advertising boards placed
along the Kings Heath High Street and environs, please provide the
following:

1) How many complaints against the above have been registered with
Birmingham City Council in the last five years.

2) How many reports of injuries relating to the above have been
registered with Birmingham City Council in the last five years.

In the last 5 financial years a total of 27 requests for assistance were
received in relation to 'fly-posting' matters from within the Kings Heath
ward. These matters included primarily fly-posting [illegal advertisement
display] i.e. adverts for events and records etc. pasted to walls and some
instances of placards affixed to street furniture. Of these 27 there was
one complaint which related specifically to an 'A' board located on
Billesley Lane and this dates back to March 2005.

No recorded reports of injuries relating to the above have been registered
with Birmingham City Council.

If you are unhappy with the handling or the outcome of this request, you
are entitled to make a request for an internal review / appeal, such view
to be undertaken by Council officers not involved in the handling of your
request.

If you wish to take advantage of the internal appeal / review process,
this can be done by either contacting myself directly, or by contacting
the Corporate Information Manager at the following address quoting the
following reference FOI3492: -
The Corporate FOI Unit
First Floor
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB

Tel No: 0121 303 4876
Email: [Birmingham City Council request email]

If, subsequently you are not satisfied with the Council***s decision you
may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at the following address:

The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545745
Web address: www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Freedom of Information and Data Protection Officer
Birmingham City Council
Development Directorate
Performance and Corporate Services
16th floor, Alpha Tower
Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B1 1TR

Tel: 0121 303 3912
Fax: 0121 303 2315
Email: [email address]

Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.

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