Big City Plan Consultation, number of responses by public

Date: 25th February 2009
Our Ref: FOI2753

To: Mr Jon Bounds, whatdotheyknow.com

Dear Mr Bounds

Thank you for your enquiry received on 24 February 2009, for information
held by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

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quoting the reference number above in any future communications.

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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Date: 13th March 2009
Our Ref: FOI2753

Dear Mr Bounds
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your inquiry dated 13th February 2009 regarding 'breakdown on
the number of responses from members of the public on the Big City Plan
documents in the recent consultation period'.

Please find enclosed a spreadsheet of the breakdown of the comments on the
Big City Plan.

In addition, the following information can be found on the Big City Plan
website. These figures are a summary of the spreadsheet:

Birmingham City Council***s formal consultation on the Big City Plan
***Work in Progress*** Report ran from the 12th December 2008 to the 6th
February 2009.

The City Council carried out a range of consultation activities that were
intended to meet, but also to exceed the requirements of the Council***s
adopted Statement of Community Involvement and Government guidance for
this type of consultation. Other activities are ongoing. Many thanks for
'getting involved' *** the City Council has received a huge response !

All attributable comments submitted to date have now been processed on our
consultation database and are visible to all. As of 4th March, a total of
1,864 comments from a total of 273 contributors have been logged as
follows:
Directly into the consultation portal 719
Via e-mail 679
By post 409
Other 57

We are now in the process of analysing these comments, to assist in
developing the next stage of the Big City Plan.

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 FOI 2753: -

The Corporate FOI Unit
First Floor
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
B4 7AB

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

If, following the outcome of the internal review/appeal you are not
satisfied with Birmingham City Council***s response in relation to your
request, you are then entitled to apply to the office of the Information
Commissioner for an independent investigation/adjudication.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted by post at:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

or by telephone via their helpline: 08456 30 60 60
or via their online enquiries form which is available on their website
www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Dean Robinson
Birmingham City Council
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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