Charges for FOI requests
Dear Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig,
A recent F-tT decision found that your charges relating to an FOI request were not reasonable:
'2.2 The Public Authority’s Scheme of Charges for environmental information is not ‘reasonable’ within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 because it includes charges which are not directly correlated to the act of supplying the environmental information requested.'
https://informationrights.decisions.trib...
1. For each of the last two full financial years, please provide the number of information requests you received that you requested money to process.
2. For each of the two last full financial years, please provide the number of requesters who paid the fees you requested.
3. For each of the two last full financial years, please provide the total amount of money you obtained from individuals in fees to process their information requests.
Yours faithfully,
J Roberts
Our Reference: EIR/1153/2022
Dear J Roberts
Request for information
We refer to your request for information which was received on the 16^th
of May 2022.
We are dealing with your request as one made under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (“the Regulations”).
In accordance with the Regulations, we will respond to your request within
20 working days of the date of receipt.
For completeness, we advise that the Information Commissioner’s Office
states that the time period for responding should be calculated from the
day after the request is received.
We have assigned reference EIR/1153/2022 to your request. Please kindly
note this in all correspondence with us regarding this matter.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please contact us on email
[1][email address]
Yours faithfully
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
_______________________________________________________ Dwr Cymru Welsh
Water is firmly committed to water conservation and promoting water
efficiency. Please log on to our website www.dwrcymru.com/waterefficiency
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Our Reference: EIR/1153/2022
Dear J Roberts
Request for information
We write further to your request for information dated 16^th May 2022,
which we have been considering under
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Following a review of your request, we have concluded that the information
you have requested is not environmental information.
Further information regarding our charges can be found on our website:
[1]https://corporate.dwrcymru.com/en/librar....
We hope that this response is clear. Should you have any questions, please
contact us by email at [2][email address].
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of this response
and should be addressed to Company Secretary, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Linea,
Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff, Wales, CF3 0LT.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.
Yours faithfully
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
_______________________________________________________ Dwr Cymru Welsh
Water is firmly committed to water conservation and promoting water
efficiency. Please log on to our website www.dwrcymru.com/waterefficiency
to find out how you can become water wise. Mae Dwr Cymru Welsh Water wedi
ymrwymo i warchod adnoddau dwr a hyrwyddo defnydd dwr effeithiol. Mae
cyngor i' ch helpu i ddefnyddio dwr yn ddoeth yn
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