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Victoria Square Fountain Leak
Ben Whitehouse made this Freedom of Information request to Birmingham City Council
The request was successful.
From: Ben Whitehouse
7 August 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to request information about the decision to continue
filling the Victoria Square fountain and it running despite it
leaking. It's been widely reported that the fountain is leaking and
the city council has allocated £70,000 to finding the source of the
current leak and correcting it.
I would like to know:
1. How many times the fountain been filled, switched on, drained &
refilled in the last 12 months?
2. Who makes the decision for the fountain to be filled, switched
on and drained and the process by which these decisions are made.
3. The initial cost estimate of the work to repair the fountain and
the current costs.
4. Who is doing this work? (e.g. which unit, division, section,
agency, company,etc.)?
5. How much water the council estimates has been lost through leaks
in the last 12 months.
6. All progress/status reports and emails sent relating to this
work.
My preferred format to receive this information is by electronic
means. If one part of this request can be answered sooner than
others, please send that information first followed by any
subsequent data. If you need any clarification of this request
please feel free to email me. If FOI requests of a similar nature
have already been asked could you please include your responses to
those requests.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have
received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you
within the 20-working day statutory time period.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Whitehouse
Birmingham City Council
10 August 2009
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
Thank you for your request which was received on 7 August 2009 for
information held by the Council under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you require any further information or are not happy with our response
please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on 0121 303 6676 or
0121 303 1294.
Yours sincerely
Rosa Hunter
Information Governance Officer
Business Support – Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Performance & Support Services
Tel: 0121 303 6676
Fax: 0121 303 4943
Data Protection Act 1998
The information you have provided within your Freedom of Information
request will be held on our database and may also be held within manual
records for a period of 2 years from the date Birmingham City Council
received your request. Any personal data that you provide to Birmingham
City Council will be held in line with the requirements set out within the
Data Protection Act 1998.
Re Use of Public Sector Information
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information
that may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial
purposes is permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where
the re-use is for other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant
should notify the City Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms
for re-use.
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Birmingham City Council
26 August 2009
Dear Mr Whitehouse
Please find a response to your FOI request:
Sonya Cerutti
Information Governance Manager
Performance & Support Services
Environment & Culture
14th Floor, Alpha Tower
Tel: 303 1294
Fax: 303 4943
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From: Ben Whitehouse
25 June 2010
Dear Birmingham City Council,
Further to my FOI request regarding the Victoria Square Fountain
leak I was hoping you'd be able to provide me with some further
information regarding the fountain.
1) Could you provide me with an overview of how the works on the
fountain are progressing and estimated completion date & budget?
2) One of the statues within the fountain, part of the Youth
artwork by Dhruva Mistry (a female figure kneeling) has recently
gone missing (March 17th.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjidubyah... ). Can you
clarify where the statue is? What the cause for the missing statue
is and the predicted return date?
Yours faithfully,
Ben Whitehouse
Birmingham City Council
22 July 2010
Dear Mr Whitehouse
Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information Request.
Lynda Parchment
Admin Support Officer
Environment and Culture - Data Protection / Freedom of Information
303 4638
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