Accessibility Strategy Norfolk

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, received by us on 21
December 2011

 

Our twenty working day deadline for your request is 23 January 2012 and we
aim to respond as soon as possible within the time period.

 

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contact us at [1][Norfolk County Council request email] .

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Julie Robinson

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Unit

Norfolk Record Office

The Archive Centre

Martineau Lane

Norwich NR1 2DQ

 

A Four-Star Archive Service with a Designated Collection

 

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Dear Sir/Madam

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

 

I refer to your request for information dated 21 December 2011. In
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
have now processed your request in which you asked for Norfolk County
Council to supply our Accessibility Strategy pursuant to the Equality

Act 2010.

 

Your request: The Equality Act 2010 (Section 88 Schedule 10) requires all
Local Authorities responsible for schools to create, amend and keep up to
date an Accessibility Strategy.

 

Please supply your Accessibility Strategy pursuant to the Equality Act
2010 in an accessible electronic form.

 

Our response:

Currently, Norfolk County Council does not have an up to date and
published Accessibility Strategy as described within the request.

 

The previous strategy, within the previous legislative framework, became
out of date in 2009. 

 

Therefore, the Local Authority takes this Freedom of Information
request as a prompt for Norfolk County Council to ensure that it
is compliant with this duty.  This will be done by progressing the
development of the strategy via the Local Authority's multi-agency /
stakeholder Additional Needs and Disability Partnership; the outline
timeframe for being able to publish this is 6 months.

 

Should you have any queries regarding the information provided then please
contact:

 

The Freedom of Information & Data Protection Unit

The Archive Centre

Martineau Lane

Norwich NR1 2DQ

E-mail: [1][Norfolk County Council request email]

Telephone: 01603 222661

 

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setting out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

 

The Compliments and Complaints Manager

FREEPOST 1H 2076

Norwich NR1 2BR

E-mail: [email address]

 

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follows:-

 

First Contact Team

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane, Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

 

E-mail: [2][email address]

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Julie Robinson

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Unit

 

A Four-Star Archive Service with a Designated Collection

 

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