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Constitutional nature of BRERC

Ben Harris made this Freedom of Information request to Bristol City Council

The request was successful.

From: Ben Harris

17 November 2010

Dear Bristol City Council,

Please could you explain to me the constitutional status of Bristol
Regional Environmental Records Centre is? In particular:

Is it a body corporate? If so, how was it established?

Is it a joint committee constituted in accordance with section
102(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972?

Is it an unincorporated association? If so, please could you send
me a copy of its constitution or equivalent?

In any case, who are its members?

In the event that "Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre"
is a brand name used by some other body, please consider this
request to apply to that body.

Thanks in advance.

Ben Harris

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From: Ben Harris

22 December 2010

Dear Bristol City Council,

On 17th November I wrote to you with some questions regarding the
status of Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre. I don't
seem to have received a reply. Could you confirm that you received
my message?

In case you didn't, I repeat the questions below:

Please could you explain to me the constitutional status of Bristol
Regional Environmental Records Centre is? In particular:

Is it a body corporate? If so, how was it established?

Is it a joint committee constituted in accordance with section
102(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972?

Is it an unincorporated association? If so, please could you send
me a copy of its constitution or equivalent?

In any case, who are its members?

In the event that "Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre"
is a brand name used by some other body, please consider this
request to apply to that body.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Harris

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From: Steve Knight
Bristol City Council

23 December 2010

Dear Mr Harris,

Thank you for your Freedom of information request and i apologise for
the delay in responding.

The Museums Galleries and Archives team have provided the following
information which should answer your request in full...

Brerc is a section within Bristol City Council. It is currently funded
by a group of unitary authorities and agencies. The funding is based on
an annual exchange of letters which outlines the services Brerc will
supply during that year.

Please let me know if you have any other queries.

This response should answer your request in full, however if you are
not satisfied with this response or wish to lodge an appeal against any
exemptions that may have been applied, you can do so by writing to the
Data Protection Officer at Bristol City Council Legal Services, The
Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS99 7PH or [Bristol City Council request email].
Details of the complaints procedure can be found at
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/complaints.

If, after you have exhausted the council’s complaints procedure, you
are still not satisfied with the response you have received you have the
right to complain to the Information Commissioner, details of your right
to complain can be found at http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints.aspx

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Yours Sincerely
Steve Knight
Bristol City Council
City Development
Performance & Standards Team

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