Dear Mr Richardson

Thank you for your information request dated 21 June 2014 (received by the Council on behalf of the Angus Licensing Board on 23 June 2014) which has been passed to the Council's Legal & Democratic Services for attention.
If we are unable to provide you with a response within 20 working days, we will advise you of this in writing.
Please refer to the information set out below which explains your right to complain if you are unhappy with how the Council is dealing with your request.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please ask for me on 01307 476234 or e-mail [email address]

Yours sincerely
Brenda Angus

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Brenda Angus|Clerical Officer|Resources|Legal & Democratic Services|Angus Council|Angus House|Orchardbank Business Park|Forfar| DD8 1AN|Tel: 01307 476234|Fax: 01307 476299|Email: [email address] ; [Angus Licensing Board request email]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004
INSPIRE (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2009

Your Right to Complain to the Council

If you are dissatisfied with the way in which Angus Council has dealt with your request for information under any of the above statutory instruments, you have a right to ask the council to review its actions and/or decisions regarding your request. If you wish to do this, you should make your request to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services, Resources Directorate, Angus Council, Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar DD8 1AN or e-mail [email address] within 40 working days.

Your request must:
• be in writing (or recordable format);
• give your name and address for correspondence;
• give details of the information which you originally requested from the council; and
• give the reasons why you are dissatisfied with the way in which your application for information has been dealt with.

Your application for review will then be considered by the council’s review panel. The review panel will write to you informing you of its decision not later than 20 working days after receipt of your request for a review. The review panel will also provide you with a statement of its reasons for arriving at the decision it has made.

Your Right to Complain to the Scottish Information Commissioner:
If you are dissatisfied with a decision of the council's review panel (or where the review panel has not provided you with a response), you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with by the council in accordance with the above statutory instruments.

Your application to the Scottish Information Commissioner must:
• be in a recordable format (letter, e-mail, audio tape etc);
• give your name and address for correspondence.
• give details of the request for information which you originally requested from the council;
• give details of why you were dissatisfied with the council’s response to your original request;
• give details of why you were dissatisfied with the decision of the council's review panel.

In the case of an EIR or FOI request your application to the Scottish Information Commissioner must be made within 6 months of receipt of the decision of the council’s review panel (or within 6 months of the date that the review panel should have responded). No such time limit applies under the 2009 Regulations.

The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:-

Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9BS; Telephone - 01334 464610; Fax - 01334 464611; Email - [email address]

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Dear Mr Richardson

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information dated 21 June 2014 (received by the Council on behalf of the Angus Licensing Board that same day) which has been passed to me for attention.

You have requested the following information:

Please could you release to me information on how many Licensed Betting Offices were licensed in Angus in each year from 2007 to 2013.

For clarity: I wish to understand the total number of bookmakers licenced in each year 2007-13 and how that has changed over time. Some councils make their current register available online, unfortunately this gives just the current number not the historic trend.

Please find the attached excel spreadsheet which sets out the information requested.

In compiling responses to information requests we invariably use information which is routinely published on the Council’s website or through its Publication Scheme. If you require further information please first check that the information you want is not routinely published as any such information is exempt from release in terms of Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

I hope that this information is of some help to you. Please note that the information contained in this reply is believed to be accurate as of today's date (unless otherwise indicated) but no warranty is given. Further, Angus Council does not accept liability for any loss, injury or damage which arises from the use of the information contained in this reply either by you or by any other party. Please refer to the information set out below which explains your right to complain if you are unhappy with how the Council has dealt with your request. If you have any queries, please contact me on 01307 or e-mail [email address]

Yours sincerely,
Brenda Angus

_______________________________________________________________________________
Brenda Angus|Clerical Officer|Resources|Legal & Democratic Services|Angus Council|Angus House|Orchardbank Business Park|Forfar| DD8 1AN|Tel: 01307 476234|Fax: 01307 476299|Email: [email address] ; [Angus Licensing Board request email]

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Dear Mr Richardson

Thank you for your undernoted message regarding your recent request for information. I have passed your query to our Licensing Section and I will get back in touch with you as soon as I have a response.

If you have any queries, please contact me on 01307 476234 or e-mail [email address]

Yours sincerely
Brenda Angus
_______________________________________________________________________________
Brenda Angus|Clerical Officer|Resources|Legal & Democratic Services|Angus Council|Angus House|Orchardbank Business Park|Forfar| DD8 1AN|Tel: 01307 476234|Fax: 01307 476299|Email: [email address] ; [Angus Licensing Board request email]

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Dear Mr Richardson

I refer to your recent request for information and your subsequent correspondence. Apologies for the delay in responding, I have now been advised by the Council's Licensing Section that the information for 2008 can go under 2007.

If you have any further queries, please contact me on 01307 476234 or email [email address]

Yours sincerely
Brenda Angus
_______________________________________________________________________________
Brenda Angus|Clerical Officer|Resources|Legal & Democratic Services|Angus Council|Angus House|Orchardbank Business Park|Forfar| DD8 1AN|Tel: 01307 476234|Fax: 01307 476299|Email: [email address] ; [Angus Licensing Board request email]

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