The wellbeing of residents - research of festivals on the environment
M Hands made this Rhyddid Gwybodaeth request to City of Edinburgh Council Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear City of Edinburgh Council,
To request copies of all local authority research evidence which led to the release of Councillor Leader statement
To request letters of communication between council leader and Scottish Government related to funding contributing to wellbeing and enjoyment of residents
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festivals are internationally renowned and as well as contributing to the wellbeing and enjoyment of our residents
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City of Edinburgh Councils
website Including:
news articles about the award of winter festival contracts
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/articl...
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Yours faithfully,
M Hands
M Hands
Our ref: 42895
Dear M Hands
Acknowledgement of Request
Subject: The wellbeing of residents - research of festivals on the environment
Thank you for your request for information which was received on 30/05/2023.
In your request you asked for the following;
To request copies of all local authority research evidence which led to the release of Councillor Leader statement
To request letters of communication between council leader and Scottish Government related to funding contributing to wellbeing and enjoyment of residents
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festivals are internationally renowned and as well as contributing to the wellbeing and enjoyment of our residents
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City of Edinburgh Councils
website Including:
news articles about the award of winter festival contracts
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/articl...
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I can confirm that your request will be processed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Environmental Information Regulations (Scotland) 2004, or the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
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Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk
M Hands
[1][FOI #985309 email]
Our ref: 42895
Dear M Hands
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Partial Release of
Information
Subject: Council Leader Statement
Thank you for your request for information of 30/05/2023, which has been
processed under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002. Unfortunately, the Council is only able to meet part of your request
and this information is released to you below. I shall address each of
your questions in turn.
You asked the following:
City of Edinburgh Council’s website including news articles about the
award of Winter Festival contracts:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/articl...
“festivals are internationally renowned and as well as contributing to the
wellbeing and enjoyment of our residents”
Q1. To request copies of all local authority research evidence which led
to the release of above Council Leader statement.
A1. The evidence base would be from the following:
• Festivals Edinburgh – Impact Studies:
[2]https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/ab...
There is another one due to be published shortly.
• Edinburgh’s People’s Survey – The latest survey from 2018 is published
on the Council website at:
[3]https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/d...
• Also attached is the Winter Festival Consultation report from 2021
which included details of the employment/social benefits (pages 11, 31
to 33 and 105). This report also went to Committee.
Q2. To request letters of communication between Council Leader and
Scottish Government related to funding contributing to wellbeing and
enjoyment of residents.
A2. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with the information
requested because it is not held by the Council.
There is no such letter held, specifically relating to funding
contributing to the wellbeing and enjoyment of residents.
Please note that this letter constitutes a notice under section 17 of the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
To promote transparency and accountability, it is the Council’s policy to
publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of
information legislation. This information is available at the following
link:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/10....
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Yours sincerely
Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer
Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG
Tel 0131 200 2340
[4][Edinburgh City Council request email]
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Dear City of Edinburgh Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of City of Edinburgh Council's handling of my FOI request 'The wellbeing of residents - research of festivals on the environment'.
[ GIVING DETAILS ABOUT OUR CONCERNS HERE ] - SEE BELOW*
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/t...
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The government make legislation
Parliament hold government to account
Delegate to local authority who contract out
You partial responded and are to produce more data but
the local authority are for the citizens of the city first and foremost
we request a review on the 500,000 residents who seem to be missing from the number the organisation which serves the citizens consulted
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8,647 2 8,649
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the plans and actions we need to put in place to help protect our 18,000 colleagues and 500,000 residents
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Yours faithfully,
M Hands
Dear Ms Hands,
Please be advised that we have received your request for this matter to be
handled at the review stage.
Before we can proceed could you please advise on what basis you wish to
challenge the response that you received?
Regards,
Alisdair Dawson | Information Compliance Officer | Information Governance
Unit | Corporate Services | [1][email address] |
Tel: 07902 401674
From: M Hands <[2][FOI #985309 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 10:29 AM
To: Information Rights <[3][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - The wellbeing
of residents - research of festivals on the environment
Dear City of Edinburgh Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of City of Edinburgh Council's handling of my FOI request 'The wellbeing of residents - research of festivals on the environment'.
[ GIVING DETAILS ABOUT OUR CONCERNS HERE ] - SEE BELOW*
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: [4]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/t...
*
The government make legislation
Parliament hold government to account
Delegate to local authority who contract out
You partial responded and are to produce more data but
the local authority are for the citizens of the city first and foremost
we request a review on the 500,000 residents who seem to be missing from the number the organisation which serves the citizens consulted
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8,647 2 8,649
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the plans and actions we need to put in place to help protect our 18,000 colleagues and 500,000 residents
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Yours faithfully,
M Hands
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Dear Information Compliance,
We believe that there is information being concealed
You said
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Before we can proceed could you please advise on what basis you wish to
challenge the response that you received?
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Yours sincerely,
M Hands
Gadawodd M Hands anodiad ()
Team
Update guide
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Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, City of Edinburgh Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.
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However they asked us why we would challenge and we said we believe that information was being concealed
Dear Ms Hands,
Thank you for your email confirming the basis on which you wish for a
review to be conducted, this is sufficient for me to begin with my
investigations.
I will reply in due course.
Regards,
Alisdair Dawson | Information Compliance Officer | Information Governance
Unit | Corporate Services | [1][email address] |
Tel: 07902 401674
From: M Hands <[FOI #985309 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 9:53 AM
To: Information Compliance <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OUR REFERENCE EDIR:42895 - Internal review of Freedom of
Information request - The wellbeing of residents - research of festivals
on the environment
Dear Information Compliance,
We believe that there is information being concealed
You said
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Before we can proceed could you please advise on what basis you wish to
challenge the response that you received?
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Yours sincerely,
M Hands
Our Ref: 42895
Dear Ms Hands,
Please find attached our response to your request for a review.
Regards,
Alisdair Dawson | Information Compliance Officer | Information Governance
Unit | Corporate Services | [1][email address] |
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Dear Information Compliance,
Thank you for your interest in providing an avenue for review where you said
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That the information that
you have requested is not held by the Council.
Therefore I am satisfied that the use of Section 17 (1) (b) was correct and uphold the
Council’s position.
If you are unhappy with this review outcome or the way we handled your request and
review, you have a right of appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner. You must
submit your complaint to the Commissioner within 6 months of receiving this review
response. The Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
Website www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
E-mail: [email address]
Please note that, once the Commissioner provides you with a decision on any application
made to him, you have the right to lodge an appeal against the decision on a point of law
to the Court of Session
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Yours sincerely,
M Hands
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By law, WE should have got a response promptly, and normally before the end of 26 June 2023.
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BUT WE WERE INVITED TO CHALLENGE BASED ON THE SMALL PERCENTAGE NUMBERS RESPONSE