Asbestos in Luton schools

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Dear Luton Borough Council,

1. The names of the schools in your county that contain asbestos.
2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit or inspection of each of these schools Asbestos Management Plans.
3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these schools between 2011 and 2016.
4. Details of any improvement or prohibition notice served or guidance issued by the HSE in relation to the management of asbestos in schools in your county in the last 5 years.
5. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) and ex-pupils that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a school in your county.
6. The number of these claims that have been settled.
7. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims (with and without your authority accepting responsibility).

I understand that under the Act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Some parts of the request may be easier to answer than others. Should this be the case, I request that you release information as soon as possible.

If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive
fees.

I would prefer to receive the information electronically.

If you require any clarification, please contact me in accordance with your duty under Section 16 to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request by email. I look forward to receiving the information in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Lucie Stephens

LBC Feedback, Luton Borough Council

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Dear Lucie,

RE: Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Please quote reference FOI_940917 in all communications.
I am writing to acknowledge request for information under the Freedom of information Act 2000.
The appropriate officer or team is currently dealing with your request. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you should receive a response within 20 working days, which is 07/12/16.

If however, we need to seek clarification from you the 20- day period will start again from when we receive clarification.

Kind regards,

Zoya Waseem – Information Governance Assistant

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Dear LBC Feedback,

Your response to my request is overdue. Please confirm when you will be responding to my request.

Yours sincerely,

Lucie Stephens

LBC Feedback, Luton Borough Council

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Dear Lucie,

Thank you for your email.

I sincerely apologise for the delay in sending you a response to your enquiry. I hope you will accept our sincerest apologies for this and any inconvenience this may have caused you. Please be assured that a draft response is in place and I am awaiting some final details as part of the information gathering process. I hope to have this soon. However, I will chase this up with the relevant service and provide you with an update as soon as possible.

My apologies once again.

Yours sincerely

Zoya Waseem
Information Governance Assistant

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Dear LBC Feedback,

I have been patient but your response to my request is not extremely late. Please respond with an exact date by which you will provide all of the information that have requested. Please also explain the reason for the delay.

Yours sincerely,

Lucie Stephens

Dear LBC Feedback,

It is now February and your response to my questions is extremely late. I am still expecting you to make good on your assurances to provide answers to my questions. Why is Luton Council trying to hide information about asbestos in local schools?

Yours sincerely,

Lucie Stephens

LBC Feedback, Luton Borough Council

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Dear Lucie,

I apologise for the delay. Please be assured I am awaiting some final details as part of the information gathering process.

Regards

Zoya Waseem
Information Governance Assistant

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LBC Feedback, Luton Borough Council

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To:  Ms Lucie Stephens

Via email: [1][FOI #369993 email]

Our ref:  940917

 

Dear Ms Stephens,

 

I am writing in respect of your request for information held by the
Council under the Freedom of Information Act.  Please find below, under
each of your questions our response to your enquiry.

 

1.      The names of the schools in your county that contain asbestos. See
attached spreadsheet
2. The date and outcome of the last independent audit or inspection of
each of these schools Asbestos Management Plans. See attached spreadsheet
3. The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in these
schools between 2011 and 2016. See attached spreadsheet
4. Details of any improvement or prohibition notice served or guidance
issued by the HSE in relation to the management of asbestos in schools in
your county in the last 5 years. See attached spreadsheet
5. The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include
teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) and ex-pupils
that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos within a
school in your county.  – 1
6. The number of these claims that have been settled: 1 claim currently
ongoing
7. The amount of money that has been paid in settlement of these claims
(with and without your authority accepting responsibility).  N/a

 

If you are unhappy with our response, please write to Information
Governance Officers, Business Intelligence team, 1^st Floor, Town Hall,
Annexe, Luton, LU1 2BQ or email to [2][email address].. If you
remain unhappy after the conclusion of the Council’s internal complaints
procedure you may apply to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

LBC Feedback

Business Intelligence Team

 

Luton Borough Council

Town Hall   First Floor Annex   Luton   LU1 2BQ

Phone: 01582 547068

email: [email address]

[3]www.luton.gov.uk/complaints

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