Pub closures

Tom Farmery made this Freedom of Information request to Lincolnshire County Council

Lincolnshire County Council did not have the information requested.

From: Tom Farmery

20 October 2009

Dear FOI officer of Lincolnshire County Council

I am writing to make an Open Government request for all the
information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query
as specifically as possible.

If however this request is too wide or too unclear, I would be
grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the
Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

I would like to request information with regards to how many pubs
and restaurants have closed in the past year in Lincoln and whether
or not this is a direct effect of the economic recession?

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response
within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm in
writing or by email that you have received this request. I look
forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Farmery

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From: CLARE RICHARDSON

20 October 2009

Could you confirm to Lincolnshire County Council whether you are
specifically looking at the City of Lincoln or the whole of Lincolnshire
in relation to your request. Lincolnshire County Council will need to
know this information as a matter of urgency as they have instructed
district authorities to look into this request but your request does not
specify any other towns in Lincolnshire?

Thank you

Mrs C Richardson

Legal Administrator - Legal Services

South Kesteven District Council

Direct Dial: 01476 406113

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From: Tom Farmery

20 October 2009

Dear CLARE RICHARDSON,

Firstly I would like to thank you for your immediate reply.

The specific area I am looking at is the City of Lincoln itself.
The information I would obtain with regards to the City would help
me build a clear view or whether or not student or foreign influx
is helping local businesses.

Yours sincerely,

Tom Farmery

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From: CLARE RICHARDSON

20 October 2009

Thank you Tom I will pass this back to Lincolnshire County Council.

Clare

Mrs C Richardson
Legal Administrator - Legal Services
South Kesteven District Council
Direct Dial: 01476 406113

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From: Infomgt
Lincolnshire County Council

22 October 2009

Dear Mr Farmery

Lincolnshire County Council do not hold this information and so your request has been passed onto the District Councils for their response. You can contact them at the following addresses:

Boston Borough Council: [email address]

East Lindsey DC: [email address]

City of Lincoln Council: [email address].

North Kesteven DC: [email address]

South Holland DC: [email address]

South Kesteven DC: [email address]

West Lindsey DC: [email address]

Please could you clarify for the Districts if you would like information for the City of Lincoln or for the County.

Yours sincerely

Rachel Starmer
Resources Directorate
Lincolnshire County Council

[Lincolnshire County Council request email]

The information we have supplied to you may contain intellectual property rights of Lincolnshire County Council. Your use of the information must be strictly in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended), or other applicable legislation. In particular, you must not re-use this information for any commercial purpose.
If you would like to re-use this information for any commercial purpose you must make a formal request to us under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. Please email us at [email address]

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From: Customer Services

22 October 2009

Dear Mr Farmery,

Thank you for your email, I can advise that South Holland District
Council does not have any details of pubs in Lincoln as it is not within
our District.

I hope you are able to locate the information you need

If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to email
again or to call our Customer Services team on 01775 761161.

Yours Sincerely,

Heather

Customer Services

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From: Fowler, Craig

9 November 2009

I refer to the recent above request that was received at Lincoln City
Council and then referred to district councils in the county of
Lincolnshire.

The request relates to the closure of pubs and restaurants in Lincoln.

This authority does not hold this information as it is outside our area.

I have been advised by my colleague that Lincoln City Council is
responding to this and has agreed with you that no other authority needs
to action or send any information.

I have therefore closed this request. If you feel that this is incorrect
then please contact me.

Many Thanks
Craig Fowler
Team Leader, Food Safety & Licensing
South Holland DC

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