Stephen Cole
Our Ref:
FOI-16758-2022
Your Ref:
Contact:
Sharon Reid
Contact No. 01698 402627
Email:
xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Date:
1 September 2022
Dear Mr Cole
Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your request for information.
Your request has been processed in accordance with Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
I refer to your request and attach a copy of The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service incidents.
Please note the Incident recording system does not contain a balcony option therefore the Analyst
searched for fires in the period specified where the key words ‘balcony’, ‘balconette’ or ‘veranda’ were
included in the fire start location, the reason for rapid fire growth, or in the general information section.
In line with the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Scottish Fire and Rescue
Service has in place a procedure by which a review of the way in which we handle requests for
information can be carried out. If you are dissatisfied by the way Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have
dealt with your request or about any decision made by them in connection with your request, and wish a
review to be carried out, please inform me of this by 27 October 2022. In doing so, it would be helpful if
you could state the matter, which has given rise to your dissatisfaction.
Staff not involved in the original decision wil handle any review.
Should you not be satisfied with the outcome of our review, you wil then have the right to appeal to the
Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Commissioner wil decide whether your
request has been dealt with properly, in accordance with the Act.
To make an online appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner -
http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourRights/Unhappywiththeresponse/AppealingtoCommissioner.asp
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To make a written appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner -
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews, Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
E-mail:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
For further details, please see the Commissioner’s website -
www.itspublicknowledge.info. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.
Yours sincerely
Sharon Reid
Data Protection/Freedom of Information Officer
Strategic Planning, Performance and Communications Directorate