Carbon literacy training received by Inspectors

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Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Carbon literacy is a training award based on a short course usually delivered within organisations (see https://carbonliteracy.com/organisation/... ). Since Local Plans and Planning Management Decisions require an understanding of authorities' obligations under the Climate Change Act (2008) and the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004), Inspectors will need to be carbon literate.
Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets the standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips inspectors in making decisions and recommendations that appropriately take account of the need to radically reduce all sources of carbon emissions.
This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of inspectors and the training type. Please supply this information for the 5 years to the end of March, 2023.
Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

Planning Inspectorate

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Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Ref. no. 32486 'Carbon literacy training received by Inspectors'.
This is to remind you that your response to my FOIA request is now overdue. By law, you should have responded by 16 May, 2023.
I look forward to an early response now.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

Planning Inspectorate

Dear Mark H Burton,

Your ticket 32486 has been updated.

Mark H Burton

17 May 2023, 07:48 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Ref. no. 32486 'Carbon literacy training received by Inspectors'.
This is to remind you that your response to my FOIA request is now
overdue. By law, you should have responded by 16 May, 2023.
I look forward to an early response now.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

Mark H Burton

15 Apr 2023, 17:46 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Carbon literacy is a training award based on a short course usually delivered
within organisations (see
[1]https://carbonliteracy.com/organisation/... ). Since Local Plans
and Planning Management Decisions require an understanding of authorities'
obligations under the Climate Change Act (2008) and the Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act (2004), Inspectors will need to be carbon literate.
Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets the
standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips inspectors in
making decisions and recommendations that appropriately take account of the
need to radically reduce all sources of carbon emissions.
This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of inspectors and the
training type. Please supply this information for the 5 years to the end of
March, 2023.
Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

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Dear Mark H Burton,

Your ticket 32486 has been updated.

Matthew Dunkley-Roberts (The Planning Inspectorate)

6 Jun 2023, 15:32 BST

Dear Mr Burton,
 
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request on the 15th April. I
apologise for the time taken to respond, the Customer Team are currently
experiencing significant delays.
 
Your request was as follows.

 1. “Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets
the standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips
inspectors in making decisions and recommendations that appropriately
take account of the need to radically reduce all sources of carbon
emissions.
 2. This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of
inspectors and the training type. Please supply this information for
the 5 years to the end of March, 2023.”

 
I have responded to each part of your request below.
 
Response:
 

 1. The Planning Inspectorate delivers training, and regular updates, to
inspectors on the application of the wide range of policy and
legislative matters, to which they must have regard and about which
they must apply their judgement, when making decisions or
recommendations. The issue of Climate Change cuts across a number of
areas and, as such, it is not possible for us to supply details of any
discrete training nor the figures that you request. It has not
assessed its training against that of the Carbon Literacy Project.
 2. The Planning Inspectorate does not record the numbers of Inspector’s
that receive specific types of training, and as such we do not hold
any information regarding this part of the request.

 
If you are unhappy with the outcome of your request for information, or
the way we handled your request, then you can ask for an internal review.
Details of our review procedures and contact details for the Information
Commissioner’s Office are set out in the attached leaflet.
 
Kind regards,

Matthew Dunkley-Roberts

Customer Team
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN
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Mark H Burton

17 May 2023, 07:48 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Ref. no. 32486 'Carbon literacy training received by Inspectors'.
This is to remind you that your response to my FOIA request is now
overdue. By law, you should have responded by 16 May, 2023.
I look forward to an early response now.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

Mark H Burton

15 Apr 2023, 17:46 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Carbon literacy is a training award based on a short course usually delivered
within organisations (see
[3]https://carbonliteracy.com/organisation/... ). Since Local Plans
and Planning Management Decisions require an understanding of authorities'
obligations under the Climate Change Act (2008) and the Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act (2004), Inspectors will need to be carbon literate.
Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets the
standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips inspectors in
making decisions and recommendations that appropriately take account of the
need to radically reduce all sources of carbon emissions.
This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of inspectors and the
training type. Please supply this information for the 5 years to the end of
March, 2023.
Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

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Matthew Dunkley-Roberts (The Planning Inspectorate)

6 Jun 2023, 15:32 BST

Dear Mr Burton,
 
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request on the 15th April. I
apologise for the time taken to respond, the Customer Team are currently
experiencing significant delays.
 
Your request was as follows.

 1. “Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets
the standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips
inspectors in making decisions and recommendations that appropriately
take account of the need to radically reduce all sources of carbon
emissions.
 2. This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of
inspectors and the training type. Please supply this information for
the 5 years to the end of March, 2023.”

 
I have responded to each part of your request below.
 
Response:
 

 1. The Planning Inspectorate delivers training, and regular updates, to
inspectors on the application of the wide range of policy and
legislative matters, to which they must have regard and about which
they must apply their judgement, when making decisions or
recommendations. The issue of Climate Change cuts across a number of
areas and, as such, it is not possible for us to supply details of any
discrete training nor the figures that you request. It has not
assessed its training against that of the Carbon Literacy Project.
 2. The Planning Inspectorate does not record the numbers of Inspector’s
that receive specific types of training, and as such we do not hold
any information regarding this part of the request.

 
If you are unhappy with the outcome of your request for information, or
the way we handled your request, then you can ask for an internal review.
Details of our review procedures and contact details for the Information
Commissioner’s Office are set out in the attached leaflet.
 
Kind regards,

Matthew Dunkley-Roberts

Customer Team
The Planning Inspectorate
Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
Twitter: @PINSgov

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Mark H Burton

17 May 2023, 07:48 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Ref. no. 32486 'Carbon literacy training received by Inspectors'.
This is to remind you that your response to my FOIA request is now
overdue. By law, you should have responded by 16 May, 2023.
I look forward to an early response now.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

Mark H Burton

15 Apr 2023, 17:46 BST

Dear Planning Inspectorate,
Carbon literacy is a training award based on a short course usually delivered
within organisations (see
[5]https://carbonliteracy.com/organisation/... ). Since Local Plans
and Planning Management Decisions require an understanding of authorities'
obligations under the Climate Change Act (2008) and the Planning and Compulsory
Purchase Act (2004), Inspectors will need to be carbon literate.
Please supply details of training provided to inspectors that meets the
standard of the Carbon Literacy Project or otherwise equips inspectors in
making decisions and recommendations that appropriately take account of the
need to radically reduce all sources of carbon emissions.
This can be provided in tabular form, identifying numbers of inspectors and the
training type. Please supply this information for the 5 years to the end of
March, 2023.
Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Mark H Burton

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