Council assets

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Bromsgrove District Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

To the information officer,

I am emailing to request the following information from the council under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

Note: This request does not relate to social housing stock

1) A list of building, land and heritage assets disposed of (i.e. the council no longer owned the asset) by the council between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request, including:

- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address (if applicable)
- Postcode (if applicable)
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was disposed of
- The type of disposal (for example sale, community asset transfer, etc)
- The valuation of the asset at the point it was classified as an asset held for sale (both lower amount and fair value less, if possible)
- How much it was sold for? (if applicable)
- Who it was sold to?
- How it was disposed of (open market, auction, etc)

2) A list of building, land and heritage assets acquired by the council between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request, including:

- Name of the asset
- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?
- Address
- Postcode
- UPRN (if possible)
- The date it was acquired
- Who was it acquired from?
- How much did it cost?
- Is it now classed as an investment property?

3) How many land, building and heritage assets did the council have as of
a) the beginning of 2014/15
b) the date on which you received this request

I would like to receive this information electronically a spreadsheet, with the points above as the column headers.

If the decision is made to withhold some of this information using exemptions in the Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.

Please note the questions:
Who it was sold to?
Who was it acquired from?

In response to test FOIs some local authorities declined to release this information relating to these questions, arguing it was exempt under Section 40 - Personal information.

The definition of personal data referred to in the FOIA is that used by the Data Protection Act. This states that, for data to constitute personal data, “it must relate to a living individual, and that individual must be identifiable”. As a result, unless the response relates to a person (or a sole trader) it cannot be exempt under Section 40.

If you need clarification please contact me at this email address. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the 20th working day.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Thank you for your time,

Gareth

Our Reference: 7299

 

Dear Mr Davies

 

Thank you for your recent request for information.

 

Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act.  We will respond by 29^th August at the latest.

 

Kind regards

 

Privacy Notice

 

The Council collects information, including personal information that you
provide about yourself and others, when you make a submission in relation
to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

 

The Council collects this information for the purpose of dealing with your
submission under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and in accordance
with the legislation, a request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 is not a valid request unless it is in writing and includes the
following information:

 

·         Enough of your real name to give anyone reading your request, a
reasonable indication of your identity.

·         Where you are an agent working on behalf of someone else, the
other party will be interpreted as being the requestor therefore their
details are required.

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If you do not provide the appropriate details required under the
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Charlotte Shepard

Information Officer, Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils

 

Tel: (01527) 64252, extension 3258

Email: [2][email address]

 

Bromsgrove District Council Redditch Borough Council

Parkside, Town Hall,

Market Street, Walter Stranz Square,

Bromsgrove, Redditch,

Worcestershire B61 8DA Worcestershire B98 8AH

[3]www.bromsgrove.gov.uk [4]www.redditchbc.gov.uk

   

 

 

 

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Dear foi team,

I have not yet received a response to my FOI request, entitled Council Assets, dated 31 July 2018.
By law the council should have responded promptly and by 30 August 2018.
Could you provide an update as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Gareth Davies

Dear Bromsgrove District Council FOI team,

I have not yet received a response to my FOI request, entitled Council Assets, dated 31 July 2018.

By law the council should have responded promptly and by 30 August 2018, 18 days ago. A previous reminder has also gone unanswered.

Could you provide an update by the end of today (September 17) or I will have no choice but to file a complaint with the ICO.

Yours faithfully,

Gareth Davies

Dear Mr Davies,

I apologise for the delay in responding to your request, ref. 7282..

We will do our best to send your response by the end of this week (that is, by Friday 21 September).

I realise that this may be unacceptably late for you, and in that case you are welcome to approach the Information Commissioner's Office with your complaint. You can reach them here:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone 01625 545 700
www.ico.gov.uk/

Kind regards,

Nicola Brothwell
Information Support Officer, Business Development
Bromsgrove District & Redditch Borough Councils
Tel: 01527 881661
Email: [email address]
Bromsgrove District Council
Parkside,
Market Street,
Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire B61 8DA
www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

Redditch Borough Council
Town Hall,
Walter Stranz Square,
Redditch,
Worcestershire B98 8AH
www.redditchbc.gov.uk

View our privacy and fair processing notices –
Redditch:
http://www.redditchbc.gov.uk/council/cor...
Bromsgrove:
http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/council/cor...

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Dear Bromsgrove District Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Bromsgrove District Council's handling of my FOI request 'Council assets'.

I am requesting this review because the council has not responded to the FOI and it is now significantly beyond the 20-working day limit the authority is legally obliged to adhere to.

I submitted the request on July 31, 2018, and it is now October 31, 2018. That means I have been waiting for a response for three months. This is a clear breach of the FOIA.

Please provide me with the results of this internal review at the earliest opportunity as I do not believe it is fair to expect me to wait a further 20 working days (or longer).

Yours faithfully,

Gareth Davies

Our Reference: 7299

 

Dear Gareth,

 

Thank you for your recent Information request. I can now offer you the
following information:

 

1) A list of building, land and heritage assets disposed of (i.e. the
council no longer owned the asset) by the council between 2014/2015 and
the date on which you received this request, including:  0

 

- Name of the asset

- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage?

- Address (if applicable)

- Postcode (if applicable)

- UPRN (if possible)

- The date it was disposed of

- The type of disposal (for example sale, community asset transfer, etc)

- The valuation of the asset at the point it was classified as an asset
held for sale (both lower amount and fair value less, if possible)

- How much it was sold for? (if applicable)

- Who it was sold to?

- How it was disposed of  (open market, auction, etc)

 

2) A list of building, land and heritage assets acquired by the council
between 2014/2015 and the date on which you received this request,
including:

 

- Name of the asset:  The Former Blackmore House Home for Older People

- What type of asset is it - building, land or heritage? Land and building

- Address - School Drive Bromsgrove

- Postcode B60 1AY

- UPRN (if possible) Not known

- The date it was acquired 6 July 2015

- Who was it acquired from? Worcestershire County Council

- How much did it cost? £1,450,000

- Is it now classed as an investment property? No

 

3) How many land, building and heritage assets did the council have as of

a) the beginning of 2014/15 not known

b) the date on which you received this request The information you have
requested is formally exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act (already accessible to the requester), which is an
absolute exemption.  The information is available here:
[1]http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/council/cor...

 

I hope this resolves your enquiry and that you are satisfied with the
response.

 

However, if you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been
handled, you have the right to request an internal review.

 

If you are still dissatisfied following a review by the Council, you have
the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. You can contact the
Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone 01625 545 700

[2]www.ico.gov.uk/

 

 

Regards,

 

 

Julie Hemming-Smout

Information Support Officer, Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough
Councils

 

Tel: (01527) 64252, extension 3871

Email: [3][email address]

 

Bromsgrove District Council Redditch Borough Council

Parkside, Town Hall,

Market Street, Walter Stranz Square,

Bromsgrove, Redditch,

Worcestershire B61 8DA Worcestershire B98 8AH

[4]www.bromsgrove.gov.uk [5]www.redditchbc.gov.uk

   

View our privacy notices via the following links –

Redditch:

[6]http://www.redditchbc.gov.uk/council/cor...

Bromsgrove:

[7]http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/council/cor...

 

 

 

 

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Dear foi BDC,

Can you confirm the information supplied covers the entire period in question (2014/15 to July 31, 2018) and not just 2014/15?

If just 2014/15, this is an error on the councils part and the additional information should be supplied.

Yours sincerely,

Gareth Davies

Hi Gareth - I'll ask the question.

Regards

Julie Hemming-Smout
Information Support Officer, Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils

Tel: (01527) 64252, extension 3871
Email: [email address]

Bromsgrove District Council
Parkside,
Market Street,
Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire B61 8DA
www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

Redditch Borough Council
Town Hall,
Walter Stranz Square,
Redditch,
Worcestershire B98 8AH
www.redditchbc.gov.uk

View our privacy notices via the following links –
Redditch:
http://www.redditchbc.gov.uk/council/cor...
Bromsgrove:
http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/council/cor...

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