Inappropriate site use

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

David Critchley

Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council,

Has specific permission been granted to groups or individuals for the use of the redundant Red Bank Community Home site to train guard dogs, including the occasional discharge of firearms?

If so, what risk assessment procedures were carried out to consider the possibly detrimental impact of this activity on those living nearby?

Which individuals or groups use this facility for the purpose of training dogs?

Yours faithfully,

David Critchley

Contact Centre, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Critchley

Thank you for your recent request for information, which will be treated
as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

Your enquiry has been given a reference number 20200515-00091-1. Please
quote this reference in any future correspondence with us concerning this
matter.

If the information you are requesting falls under EIR (see [1]here for
more details) then a charge may be applicable in line with [2]guidance
from the Information Commissioner's Office. Once your request has been
reviewed you will be informed of an appropriate charge that may be
applied.

In accordance with the Act, a response will be sent to you within 20
working days from the date following the receipt of the request or receipt
of an applicable payment.

Kind regards,
St. Helens Council
01744 676789

------------------------ Original Email -------------- Received On:
15/05/2020 07:49:09 GDT
Subject:Freedom of Information request - Inappropriate site use

Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Has specific permission been
granted to groups or individuals for the use of the redundant Red Bank
Community Home site to train guard dogs, including the occasional
discharge of firearms? If so, what risk assessment procedures were carried
out to consider the possibly detrimental impact of this activity on those
living nearby? Which individuals or groups use this facility for the
purpose of training dogs? Yours faithfully, David Critchley
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David Critchley

Dear Contact Centre,

The delay to my FOI request 20200515-00091-1 has not been forthcoming. Please advise when I can expect a reply to this request which is now overdue.

Yours sincerely,

David Critchley

David Critchley

Dear Contact Centre,
With regard to this request:
20200515-00091-1

A response is now considerably overdue in line with my entitlement under law. Possibly you may be able to account for this apparent inability or unwillingness to answer questions which were posed two months ago?

Yours sincerely,

David Critchley

Contact Centre, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Critchley

Thank you for your recent request for information, which will be treated
as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

Your enquiry has been given a reference number 20200722-00067-1. Please
quote this reference in any future correspondence with us concerning this
matter.

If the information you are requesting falls under EIR (see [1]here for
more details) then a charge may be applicable in line with [2]guidance
from the Information Commissioner's Office. Once your request has been
reviewed you will be informed of an appropriate charge that may be
applied.

In accordance with the Act, a response will be sent to you within 20
working days from the date following the receipt of the request or receipt
of an applicable payment.

Kind regards,
St. Helens Council
01744 676789

------------------------ Original Email -------------- Received On:
18/07/2020 06:56:21 GDT
Subject:Re: St Helens Council Response Ref: 20200515-00091-1

Dear Contact Centre, With regard to this request: 20200515-00091-1 A
response is now considerably overdue in line with my entitlement under
law. Possibly you may be able to account for this apparent inability or
unwillingness to answer questions which were posed two months ago? Yours
sincerely, David Critchley -----Original Message----- Dear Mr Critchley
Thank you for your recent request for information, which will be treated
as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). Your enquiry has been given a
reference number 20200515-00091-1. Please quote this reference in any
future correspondence with us concerning this matter. If the information
you are requesting falls under EIR (see [1]here for more details) then a
charge may be applicable in line with [2]guidance from the Information
Commissioner's Office. Once your request has been reviewed you will be
informed of an appropriate charge that may be applied. In accordance with
the Act, a response will be sent to you within 20 working days from the
date following the receipt of the request or receipt of an applicable
payment. Kind regards, St. Helens Council 01744 676789
------------------------ Original Email -------------- Received On:
15/05/2020 07:49:09 GDT Subject:Freedom of Information request -
Inappropriate site use Dear St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Has
specific permission been granted to groups or individuals for the use of
the redundant Red Bank Community Home site to train guard dogs, including
the occasional discharge of firearms? If so, what risk assessment
procedures were carried out to consider the possibly detrimental impact of
this activity on those living nearby? Which individuals or groups use this
facility for the purpose of training dogs? Yours faithfully, David
Critchley
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St.Helens Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Further to your recent for information, ref 20200515-00091-1, can you
please provide further clarification.

 

I apologise that a response has not been provided to your FOI request. Can
you confirm if the information is still required please?

 

 

Failure to provide further clarification will mean that we will be unable
to fully respond to your request.

 

 

If we do not receive further clarification from you within 10 working days
then we will provide you with the information that we are able to within a
further 20 working days and will consider the request closed.

 

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Matthew Lockett left an annotation ()

Are they being serious?

Is "do you still require the information" really a valid point of clarification?

I'd suggest you reply and say yes, and query whether this "clarification" is really a clarification or just a means to hope you go away.