Council assets
To the information officer,
I am emailing to request the following information from the council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
Note: This request does not relate to social housing stock
1) A list of building, land and heritage assets disposed of (i.e. the council no longer owned the asset) by the council between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request, including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address (if applicable)
- Postcode (if applicable)
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was disposed of
- The type of disposal (for example sale, community asset transfer, etc)
- The valuation of the asset at the point it was classified as an asset held for sale (both lower amount and fair value less, if possible)
- How much it was sold for? (if applicable)
- Who it was sold to?
- How it was disposed of (open market, auction, etc)
2) A list of building, land and heritage assets acquired by the council between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request, including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address
- Postcode
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was acquired
- Who was it acquired from?
- How much did it cost?
- Is it now classed as an investment property?
3) How many land, building and heritage assets did the council have as of
a) the beginning of 2014/15
b) the date on which you received this request
I would like to receive this information electronically a spreadsheet, with the points above as the column headers.
If the decision is made to withhold some of this information using exemptions in the Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.
Please note the questions:
Who it was sold to?
Who was it acquired from?
In response to test FOIs some local authorities declined to release this information relating to these questions, arguing it was exempt under Section 40 - Personal information.
The definition of personal data referred to in the FOIA is that used by the Data Protection Act. This states that, for data to constitute personal data, “it must relate to a living individual, and that individual must be identifiable”. As a result, unless the response relates to a person (or a sole trader) it cannot be exempt under Section 40.
If you need clarification please contact me at this email address. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the 20th working day.
I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Thank you for your time,
Gareth
Dear Gareth Davies,
RFI: 3442 (SCDC) Council assets
Thank you for your request for information. Your request below will be
forwarded to the appropriate department to answer.
I am emailing to request the following information from the council under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
Note: This request does not relate to social housing stock
1) A list of building, land and heritage assets disposed of (i.e. the
council no longer owned the asset) by the council between 2014/2015 and
the date on which you received this request, including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address (if applicable)
- Postcode (if applicable)
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was disposed of
- The type of disposal (for example sale, community asset transfer, etc)
- The valuation of the asset at the point it was classified as an asset
held for sale (both lower amount and fair value less, if possible)
- How much it was sold for? (if applicable)
- Who it was sold to?
- How it was disposed of (open market, auction, etc)
2) A list of building, land and heritage assets acquired by the council
between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request,
including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address
- Postcode
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was acquired
- Who was it acquired from?
- How much did it cost?
- Is it now classed as an investment property?
3) How many land, building and heritage assets did the council have as of
a) the beginning of 2014/15
b) the date on which you received this request
I would like to receive this information electronically a spreadsheet,
with the points above as the column headers.
We aim to respond to your request as soon as possible and within 20
working days. In the meantime if you have any questions please contact us.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Telephone: 01954 713318 & 01480 388850
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
The Council is committed to transparency and openness, and it is our
intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 are not being met by us, please let us know in the
first instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your
complaint to the Information Governance Manager, who will undertake an
Internal Review of your case. Further to this you have the subsequent
option to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Copyright
Provision of this information does not automatically infer the right to
copy publish or alter the information. In most cases the Council will own
the copyright of the information provided here, or the information will be
provided under the Open Government Licence (OGL), but the rights to some
information may belong to a third party and if so a re- use licence may be
required. Please contact us for advice.
Dear Gareth Davies,
Re: Request for Information (RFI: 3442) (SCDC) Council assets ...
I am emailing to request the following information from the council under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
Note: This request does not relate to social housing stock
1) A list of building, land and heritage assets disposed of (i.e. the
council no longer owned the asset) by the council between 2014/2015 and
the date on which you received this request, including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address (if applicable)
- Postcode (if applicable)
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was disposed of
- The type of disposal (for example sale, community asset transfer, etc)
- The valuation of the asset at the point it was classified as an asset
held for sale (both lower amount and fair value less, if possible)
- How much it was sold for? (if applicable)
- Who it was sold to?
- How it was disposed of (open market, auction, etc)
2) A list of building, land and heritage assets acquired by the council
between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request,
including:
- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address
- Postcode
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was acquired
- Who was it acquired from?
- How much did it cost?
- Is it now classed as an investment property?
3) How many land, building and heritage assets did the council have as of
a) the beginning of 2014/15
b) the date on which you received this request
I would like to receive this information electronically a spreadsheet,
with the points above as the column headers.
Thank you for your request for information above, which we have dealt with
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I hope the following will answer your query:
Please see document attached
We aim to provide a high quality service to you and hope that you are
satisfied with this response. If you have any further questions please do
not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely
Information Management Team
3C Shared Services
Telephone: 01954 713318 & 01480 388850
Email:
For South Cambridgeshire DC - [email address]
For Cambridge City Council -[email address]
For Huntingdonshire DC - [email address]
3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
Appeals Process
The Council is committed to transparency and openness, and it is our
intention to comply fully with the laws that govern access to information.
If you have any cause to believe that the terms of the FOI Act or EIR
Regulations are not being met by us, please let us know in the first
instance. If you are still dissatisfied you can address your complaint to
the Information Governance Manager who will undertake an Internal Review
of your case. Internal review requests should be submitted within two
months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request.
Further to this you have the subsequent option to contact the Information
Commissioner's Office.
Copyright
Provision of this information does not automatically infer the right to
copy publish or alter the information. In most cases the Council will own
the copyright of the information provided here, or the information will be
provided under the Open Government Licence (OGL), but the rights to some
information may belong to a third party and if so a re- use licence may be
required. Please contact us for advice.
Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
I'm not sure I understand the response I have received, as it suggests that between 01/04/2014 and 30/07/2018 the council acquired one asset and disposed of none. Is this correct? I just want to check you are aware of the period covered by my request.
Yours faithfully,
Gareth Davies
Dear Gareth Davies
Thank you for your email. I am following this up with the relevant
department and will respond shortly.
Thanks and best wishes
Information Governance Officer
3C Shared Services
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3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
From: Gareth Davies [mailto:[FOI #504330 email]]
Sent: 23 August 2018 17:34
To: FOI requests at South Cambridgeshire District Council
Subject: Re: FOI Response (Full Disclosure) Council assets ref: 3442
Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
I'm not sure I understand the response I have received, as it suggests
that between 01/04/2014 and 30/07/2018 the council acquired one asset and
disposed of none. Is this correct? I just want to check you are aware of
the period covered by my request.
Yours faithfully,
Gareth Davies
Dear Gareth Davies
Having reviewed the response there is a possibility the information
supplied related to 2014/15 only.
Unfortunately we are unable to confirm this definitively at present due to
staff absences. Due to resources and team capacity we are unable to review
or supply further information until the 17th September.
Please accept our apologies for this delay. We will provide a full
response as soon as we can.
Thanks and best wishes
Information Governance Officer
3C Shared Services
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3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
From: Gareth Davies [mailto:[FOI #504330 email]]
Sent: 23 August 2018 17:34
To: FOI requests at South Cambridgeshire District Council
Subject: Re: FOI Response (Full Disclosure) Council assets ref: 3442
Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
I'm not sure I understand the response I have received, as it suggests
that between 01/04/2014 and 30/07/2018 the council acquired one asset and
disposed of none. Is this correct? I just want to check you are aware of
the period covered by my request.
Yours faithfully,
Gareth Davies
Dear Gareth
Thank you for your email. Please see attached spreadsheet.
This authority is a Housing Authority and the sales are mainly made up of
Right to Buy sales and purchases of properties for our own housing stock
which is not requested.
We can confirm we have not acquired any land in the period we have only
sold or transferred.
Thanks and best wishes
Information Governance Officer
3C Shared Services
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3C Shared Services is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City
Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire
District Council
From: Gareth Davies [mailto:[FOI #504330 email]]
Sent: 23 August 2018 17:34
To: FOI requests at South Cambridgeshire District Council
Subject: Re: FOI Response (Full Disclosure) Council assets ref: 3442
Dear South Cambridgeshire District Council,
I'm not sure I understand the response I have received, as it suggests
that between 01/04/2014 and 30/07/2018 the council acquired one asset and
disposed of none. Is this correct? I just want to check you are aware of
the period covered by my request.
Yours faithfully,
Gareth Davies
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