Public entertainment and traders licences

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Dear Madam,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ENQUIRY

I refer to the request in your email of 11 September 2008 seeking details of applications for public entertainment and street trader's licences.

I would advise you that the following temporary licences were applied for by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the High Street and The Mound for the month of August 2008:-

Public Entertainment - Hunter Square, West Parliament Square and High Street (2 to 25 August 2008) - Fee Paid £85.00

Market Operator - High Street, West Parliament Square (2 to 25 August 2008) - Fee Paid £1180.00

Public Entertainment - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct (1 to 25 August 2008) - Fee Paid £100.00

Market Operator - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct (2 to 25 August 2008) - Fee Paid £1062.00

You will see from the above that there were no street trader's licences sought and that trading from the stalls was covered by market operator's licences.

All revenue generated took the form of fees payable to the licensing account. No revenue accrued to common good.

If you are not satisfied with this response you may write to the Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, seeking a review of the response.

Thereafter, if you remain dissatisfied, you have six months within which you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct a review of our decision. You can contact him at: Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS.

Yours faithfully,

For Council Solicitor

Monisha Lazarus| Legal Support Officer

The City of Edinburgh Council | Legal Services Division | City Chambers | High Street | Edinburgh EH1 1YJ

Tel 0131 529 4205| Fax 0131 529 3603

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Dear Madam,

I refer to your email of 9 October 2008 requesting further information on when the applications for licences were lodged and granted.

The lodging and grant dates are as follows:-

Public Entertainment - Hunter Square, West Parliament Square, High Street -
Lodged:- 2 April 2008 Granted:- 20 May 2008

Market Operator - High Street, West Parliament Square -
Lodged:- 26 May 2008 Granted:- 21 July 2008

Public Entertainment - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct -
Lodged:- 5 June 2008 Granted:- 22 July 2008

Market Operator - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct -
Lodged:- 7 July 2008 Granted:- 7 August 2008

If you are not satisfied with this response you may write to the Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, seeking a review of the response.

Thereafter, if you remain dissatisfied, you have six months within which you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct a review of our decision. You can contact him at: Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS.

Yours faithfully,

For Council Solicitor

Monisha Lazarus| Legal Support Officer

The City of Edinburgh Council | Legal Services Division | City Chambers | High Street | Edinburgh EH1 1YJ

Tel 0131 529 4205| Fax 0131 529 3603

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Dear Madam,

I refer to your email of 9 October 2008 requesting further information on when the applications for licences were lodged and granted.

The lodging and grant dates are as follows:-

Public Entertainment - Hunter Square, West Parliament Square, High Street -
Lodged:- 2 April 2008 Granted:- 20 May 2008

Market Operator - High Street, West Parliament Square -
Lodged:- 26 May 2008 Granted:- 21 July 2008

Public Entertainment - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct -
Lodged:- 5 June 2008 Granted:- 22 July 2008

Market Operator - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct -
Lodged:- 7 July 2008 Granted:- 7 August 2008

If you are not satisfied with this response you may write to the Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, seeking a review of the response.

Thereafter, if you remain dissatisfied, you have six months within which you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct a review of our decision. You can contact him at: Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS.

Yours faithfully,

For Council Solicitor

Dear Madam,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ENQUIRY

I refer to the request in your email of 11 September 2008 seeking
details of applications for public entertainment and street
trader's licences.

I would advise you that the following temporary licences were
applied for by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the High Street
and The Mound for the month of August 2008:-

Public Entertainment - Hunter Square, West Parliament Square and
High Street (2 to 25 August 2008) - Fee Paid £85.00

Market Operator - High Street, West Parliament Square (2 to 25
August 2008) - Fee Paid £1180.00

Public Entertainment - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct (1 to 25
August 2008) - Fee Paid £100.00

Market Operator - The Mound Pedestrian Precinct (2 to 25 August
2008) - Fee Paid £1062.00

You will see from the above that there were no street trader's
licences sought and that trading from the stalls was covered by
market operator's licences.

All revenue generated took the form of fees payable to the
licensing account. No revenue accrued to common good.

If you are not satisfied with this response you may write to the
Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council,
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, within 40
working days of receipt of this letter, seeking a review of the
response.

Thereafter, if you remain dissatisfied, you have six months within
which you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct
a review of our decision. You can contact him at: Scottish
Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St.
Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS.

Yours faithfully,

For Council Solicitor

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Dear Madam,

I refer to your email of 17 October 2008.

Under this Council's standing orders, applications for temporary
licences do not normally require a Licensing Sub-Commmitee decision.

An application would only go to the Licensing Sub-Committee if a public
or police objection is received.

If you are not satisfied with this response you may write to the
Director of Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley
Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG, within 40 working days
of receipt of this letter, seeking a review of the response.

Thereafter, if you remain dissatisfied, you have six months within which
you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to conduct a
review of our decision. You can contact him at: Scottish Information
Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St.Andrews, Fife, KY16
9DS.

Yours faithfully,

For Council Solicitor

Monisha Lazarus| Legal Support Officer

The City of Edinburgh Council | Legal Services Division | City Chambers
| High Street | Edinburgh EH1 1YJ

Tel 0131 529 4205| Fax 0131 529 3603

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Ms Julie Logan Date 9 March 2009

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Dear Ms Logan

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 ("FOISA")

I refer to your email of 16 February 2009 in which you seek a response to
a request for information submitted to the Council on 26 October 2008 and
in respect of which you did not receive a reply.

Your request of 26 October asked when and where details of certain street
trading applications were made public or what consultation was carried out
with the local community prior to a decision being taken.

I have come to the decision that the best method of reviewing your request
and of dealing with your email of 16 February, is to provide the
information which should have been given to you following the October
email.

You should have been formally advised that since the applications were for
temporary licences with no history of prior problems affecting either
operators or stances there was no circulation of details of the
applications to Councillors or local libraries. This is the normal
processing procedure for such applications.

I would apologise for the failure to process properly your earlier
enquiry.

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of this review, you have six
months within which you may ask the Scottish Information Commissioner to
conduct a further review of my decision. You can contact him at:

Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St
Andrews,

Fife, KY16 9DS

Thereafter you have the right to appeal the decision of the Scottish
Information Commissioner on a point of law to the Court of Session.

Yours sincerely

JIM INCH

Director of Corporate Services

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