Please reply to: Greer Cree
Information Access Officer
Torbay Council
Town Hall, Castle Circus
Emergency UK
Torquay, TQ1 3DR
My ref: 9131933
Your ref: request-937343-
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Telephone: 01803 201201
Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx
Website: www.torbay.gov.uk
31 January 2023
Dear Emergency UK
Thank you for your request for information received on 16 January 2023.
The questions raised do not fall within the scope of FOI however we have provided a
response to your enquiries.
Please quote the reference number 9131933 in any future communications.
I would like information about your council’s carbon literacy training in relation
to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information
may be held by the HR department or other departments that organise staff
training.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following
questions:
a.
Have all senior management received carbon literacy training or
equivalent since 1st January 2019? Please state the type of training.
Yes senior management were invited to attend a Carbon Literacy training
course that was certified under the national Carbon Literacy Project. The course
was run over 3 sessions totalling one full day.
b.
Have all current councillors in the cabinet or committee chairs received
carbon literacy training or equivalent since being elected? Please state the
If you require this in a different format or
language, please contact me.
type of training.
As above all of the Cabinet were invited to attend the carbon literacy training.
This training could be from the Carbon Literacy Organisation or another
organisation, university or in-house. We want to know the number of
people who have attended the training. We don’t need to know the number
of staff that have received a certificate of completion or attendance.
5 Cabinet members attended the training. 20 members of senior staff attended
the training.
If you are unhappy with the Council's response to your request you may request an
Internal Review, your request must be made in writing setting out the reasons you are
unhappy within 40 working days of receiving the response, you can request an
Internal Review by writing to:
Information Compliance, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR or you can
email us at xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.
If you are still dissatisfied with the Council’s response after the internal review you
have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
This concludes our response to your request.
Yours faithfully
Greer Cree
Information Access Officer
If you require this in a different format or
language, please contact me.
