Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like the following information:

1)How many Aberdeen citizens in total voted for erecting the Statue
of Robert the Bruce.

2)The people that voted,what kind of voting system was used to
prove that they were citizens of Aberdeen.

Yours faithfully,

S.P.Domeracki

Dear Sir/Madam,

Freedom of Information Enquiry Reference ENQ6074.

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 received on 31st July 2008, which has been forwarded to the relevant section.

The scheduled date for our response to your request for information is 29th August 2008.

If you have any enquiries meantime please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Jean Reid
FOI Compliance Assistant

FoI Enquiries Team
Resources Management (City Solicitor)
Aberdeen City Council
Town House
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1AQ
Tel: 01224 522875/522521
Fax: 01224 638556
email: [Aberdeen City Council request email]

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your information request of 31st July 2008 under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). Aberdeen City
Council (ACC) has completed the necessary search for the information
requested.

The following information can be supplied:

1)How many Aberdeen citizens in total voted for erecting the Statue of
Robert the Bruce.
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2)The people that voted,what kind of voting system was used to prove
that they were citizens of Aberdeen.
Voting boxes were placed within St Nicholas & Aberdeen City Libraries.
Democratic Services checked each vote - ballot papers had to include
name and address. The electoral register was checked for validity.

We hope this helps with your enquiry.

Yours faithfully,

Jean Reid
FOI Compliance Assistant

FURTHER INFORMATION

Aberdeen City Council’s Complaints Procedure under the FOISA

An applicant who is dissatisfied with the way in which Aberdeen City
Council has dealt with his/her request for information under section
1(1) of the FOISA regime, may, by virtue of section 20 of the FOISA,
require Aberdeen City Council to review its actions and/or decisions in
relation to that request.

If you wish Aberdeen City Council to review its actions and/or
decisions with respect to your request for information, you should write
to the City Archivist, Legal and Democratic Services, Aberdeen City
Council, Old Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AQ. The City
Archivist will arrange for your application for review to be considered
by the Review Panel. The Review Panel will write to you informing you
of its decision by not later than twenty working days after receipt of
your request requiring that a review be made. By virtue of section 21 of
the FOISA, the Review Panel will also provide you with a statement of
its reasons for arriving at the decision it has made.

Your request for review should reach Aberdeen City Council by no later
than 24th October 2008. Your request for review must be in writing (or
in another form which has some permanency and is capable of being used
for subsequent reference i.e. audio/video tape recording). You must
state your name and address for correspondence. You must also give
details of the information which you originally requested from Aberdeen
City Council, and must state the reasons why you are dissatisfied with
the way in which your application for information has been dealt with.

Your Right to Complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner

By virtue of Section 47 of the FOISA, a person who is dissatisfied with
a Notice issued by Aberdeen City Council under Section 21 of the FOISA,
may apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner, for a decision as to
whether, in any respect specified in that application, the request for
information under section 1(1) of the FOISA, has been dealt with by
Aberdeen City Council in accordance with Part 1 of the FOISA.

An application to the Scottish Information Commissioner must be made in
writing (or in another form having some permanency ie a video/tape
recording) within six months of receipt of a section 21 Notice by the
applicant. An applicant must state his/her name and address. An
applicant must also specify: -

- the request for information to which the requirement for review by
Aberdeen City Council relate;
- the matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction
pertaining to the applicants request for review;
- the matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction
pertaining to the decision given in the section 21 Notice.

The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St
Andrews, Fife, KY16 9BS
(Telephone - 01334 464610; Fax - 01334 464611; Email -
[email address]
<mailto:[email address]> )

FoI Enquiries Team
Resources Management (City Solicitor)
Aberdeen City Council
Town House
Broad Street
Aberdeen AB10 1AQ
Tel: 01224 522875/522521
Fax: 01224 638556
email: [Aberdeen City Council request email]

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