Re: FOI request - Ref FOI/10/004

I wish to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which was
received yesterday following the Christmas closure of the Council offices.

I have asked the relevant officers of the Authority to commence enquiries
immediately to find all applicable information relating to your request
under the FOI Act and to supply any which is found to me.

Your request has to be processed within a maximum of 20 working days,
which means the Council must provide you with the information it has
(assuming no exemptions are claimed) by 2 February 2010. If it is possible
to provide you with the information within a shorter timescale then that
will be done.

Should you have any queries about this matter please don’t hesitate to
contact me.

Kind regards
FOI Officer

Margaret Campbell        
<[FOI #25449 email]>         To:        FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
01/01/2010 15:32 <[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
        cc:        
        Subject:        [Possible SPAM]
 Freedom of Information request - Allotment
waiting lists

     Dear Redcar & Cleveland Council,
   
    As of January 2010, please could you tell me:
   
    1) How many allotment sites are there in Redcar and Cleveland for
    which Redcar and Cleveland Council has access to waiting list data?
   
    2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?
   
    3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
    sites?
   
    4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?
   
    5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in
    2009? Please give:
    a) number of new sites
    b) names of new sites
    c) total area of new land in hectares
    d) total number of new plots
   
    Yours faithfully,
   
    Margaret Campbell
   
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FOI 10 004
Further to my acknowledgement of your request, I have received some
information from the relevant officers within the Council and have been
advised we do hold the information requested.
You asked:

    1) How many allotment sites are there in Redcar and Cleveland for
   which Redcar and Cleveland Council has access to waiting list data?
           15 Sites
   2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?
           800 plots
   3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
   sites?
   525
   4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?
   NO
   5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in
   2009? Please give:
   a) number of new sites
                NONE
   b) names of new sites
   c) total area of new land in hectares
   d) total number of new plots

I hope that this satisfies your request for information. If you are not
satisfied with how your request has been dealt with then you are free to
make
a complaint either to the Council or to the Information Commissioner. You
will find details of the complaints procedure on the Council's Website at
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/YrCou...
(alternatively by using the A-Z Index from the home page). The Information
Commissioner is an independent person who has responsibility for
overseeing the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act
2000. More details can be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s
website at www.ico.gov.uk .

Should you have any queries about this matter please don’t hesitate to
contact me.

FOI Officer

Margaret Campbell        
<[FOI #25449 email]>         To:        FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
01/01/2010 15:32 <[Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
        cc:        
        Subject:        [Possible SPAM]
 Freedom of Information request - Allotment
waiting lists

     Dear Redcar & Cleveland Council,
   
    As of January 2010, please could you tell me:
   
    1) How many allotment sites are there in Redcar and Cleveland for
    which Redcar and Cleveland Council has access to waiting list data?
   
    2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?
   
    3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
    sites?
   
    4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?
   
    5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in
    2009? Please give:
    a) number of new sites
    b) names of new sites
    c) total area of new land in hectares
    d) total number of new plots
   
    Yours faithfully,
   
    Margaret Campbell
   
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    published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
    http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/about...
   
    Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
    [FOI #25449 email]
   
    Is [Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council request email] the wrong address
    for Freedom of Information requests to Redcar & Cleveland Council?
    If so please contact us using this form:
    http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/contact
   
    If you find WhatDoTheyKnow useful as an FOI officer, please ask
    your web manager to suggest us on your organisation's FOI page.
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