Use of pesticides by council
Dear Information Officer,
This is a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to request the following information:
Do you manage your open spaces yourself or are they are outsourced?
If they are outsourced, what is the name of the company/companies that manage them?
What is your policy for weed control in the open spaces - parks, sports fields, grass verges etc?
Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc
If yes, what do you use
What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
What precautions were taken ahead of its use?
For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you tell me:
The volume of these herbicides you have you used
The cost
I would like to receive the information electronically - preferably in an Excel format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Many thanks.
Juliet Ferguson
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Dear Mrs Ferguson
Please find attached response to above FOI request.
Kind Regards
Lorna
Lorna Curnow
Group Governance Officer
Cormac Solutions Limited
[1][email address]
Lorna Curnow
Group Governance Officer
Company Secretariat
Corserv Limited
Tel: 01872 224326|[mobile number]|email:
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