Asbestos in Redbridge schools

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Dear Redbridge Borough Council,

This is a Freedom of Information request for the following information. Please provide me with;

1. The names of the schools in your borough that contain asbestos.

2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit or inspection of each of these schools Asbestos Management Plans.

3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these schools between 2011 and 2016.

4. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a Redbridge school.

5. The number of these claims that have been settled.

6. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility).

I would like to receive a copy of this information electronically.

Please send me an email to confirm receipt of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Lucie Stephens

Community Safety (Admin), Redbridge Borough Council

Dear Ms Lucie

I apologise for the delay in acknowledging your request for information
received on 30/8/16.

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Officer at London Borough of Redbridge, 10^th Floor (front) Lynton House,
High Road, Ilford, IG1 1NY, telephone 0208 708 2331, e-mail
[2][Redbridge Borough Council request email]

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Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:   0303 123 1113.

 

[3]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Jacquie Fairchild   PMICS

Senior Finance Officer / FOI Co-ordinator

Civic Pride, London Borough of Redbridge

10^th Floor Rear, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford IG1 1NY

 

020 8708 5307

Web: [4]www.redbridge.gov.uk

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FoI (Freedom of Information), Redbridge Borough Council

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    FOI ASBESTOS SPREADSHEET 2 3 3.xltx

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Dear Lucie Stephens ,

 

Your request for information regarding request about Asbestos in London
Borough of Redbridge Schools has now been considered and the information
requested is detailed attached and below. 

 

1. The names of the schools in your borough that contain asbestos.
Attached spread sheet above answering Q1 and Q2

 

2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit or inspection of
each of these schools Asbestos Management Plans.

 

3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these
schools between 2011 and 2016. No reported incidents of asbestos exposure
between 2011 and 2016

 

 

4. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include
teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) that have
pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a Redbridge
school. None

 

5. The number of these claims that have been settled. No Claims

 

6. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims
(with and without your authority accepting responsibility). None made

 

 

Please contact me if you have any queries or concerns.

 

Although the London Borough of Redbridge has considered your request
strictly in accordance with the Act, if any or all of the information
provided is to be published or broadcast, we would like the opportunity to
comment on the information provided, in so far as that publication or
broadcast refers to, or in any way identifies, the London Borough of
Redbridge before the information is published or broadcast.

 

The London Borough of Redbridge’s Press Office can be contacted on 020
8708 3766.

 

If you are unhappy with the outcome of your request, you may ask for an
internal review within 20 working days of the date of this response.
Please contact the Information Officer at [1][Redbridge Borough Council request email] or Town
Hall, PO Box 2, High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1DD who will arrange an
internal review of your case.   

 

If you have a complaint about the handling of your enquiry then please
contact the Information Officer within 20 working days of the date of this
response at London Borough of Redbridge, Town Hall, PO Box 2, High Road,
Ilford, Essex, telephone 0208 708 2331, e-mail [2][Redbridge Borough Council request email]. 

 

If you consider the outcome of the London Borough of Redbridge’s
complaints procedure is not satisfactory you also have a right of appeal
to the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 
Telephone:  0303 123 1113.

 

[3]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Shirley Freeland

Business Support Officer

Corporate FOI Team

London Borough of Redbridge

10th Floor, front
Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NY

 

Tel: 020 8708 2331

Email: [4][email address]

Web: [5]www.redbridge.gov.uk

Twitter: @RedbridgeLive

Facebook: [6]www.facebook.com/redbridgelive

 

Save time, go online: [7]www.redbridge.gov.uk

 

 

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