Governance and Complaints Unit
Our reference: DAERA/24-491
Stephen Nicholl
Jubilee House
V
ia request-1184366-
111 Ballykelly Road
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Ballykelly
Limavady
BT49 4HP
Email:
EMFG.InformationRequests@daera-
ni.gov.uk
26 October 2024
Dear Mr Nicholl
Environmental Information Regulation 2004
With regard to your request for information received by the Department on 8 October
2024 that sought the following information:
•
the results of any details held by the Department or NIEA on the chemical
make-up of agricultural compostable film used to promote crop growth.
I am writing to advise you that following a search of our records the Department has
determined under Regulation 12(4)(a) that the information sought is not held.- I have
been advised that the information may be held by The Agri-Food and BioSciences
Institute
(AFBI) email
xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
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If you require any clarification, believe that any part of your request has been
overlooked, misunderstood or misinterpreted, please contact me in the first instance
to see if it is a matter that can be resolved.
If you are unhappy with the manner in which your request for information has been
handled or the decision to release/withhold information, you have the right to request
a formal review by the Department. If you wish to do so, please contact The Review
Section either by e-mailing
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx or by post
at The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Data Protection &
Information Management Branch, Floor 2, Jubilee House, 111 Ballykelly Road,
Ballykelly, Limavady BT49 9HP, within two months from the date of this letter.
If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, CHESHIRE SK9 5AF, who will undertake an independent review of the
Department’s decision.
Yours sincerely,
Governance and Complaints Unit
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Sustainability at the heart of a living, working, active landscape valued by everyone.