Dear Sir/madam

I acknowledge receipt of your request which is receiving attention.

I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to your request.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick
For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre
Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB

Working from home
Please contact via email

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Dear Sir/Madam

Request for Information

I refer again to your email dated 9 March 2022 seeking information in
relation to the Council’s carbon reduction strategy.

Having regard to the nature of your request, it appears to me that it is
governed by the provisions of the Environmental Information (Scotland)
Regulations 2004, rather than the Freedom of Information legislation, and
it is in terms of these regulations that my response is made.

Returning to your request and having investigated, my response to your six
questions is as follows:-

Question 1 & 3

The information requested is publicly available and for ease of reference
the direct links are as follows:-

[1]Our Footprint and Performance | North Lanarkshire Council

[2]NLC 2021.xlsx (live.com)

A breakdown of the corresponding footprint is detailed under the
‘Emissions’ tab of the spreadsheet.

Question 2

Calculations are annual, in line with the Council’s reporting duty.

Question 4

The information requested is not held and in terms of Regulation 10(4)(a)
of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, I must
advise you of this.  By way of explanation, this information should arise
from the final route map and associated actions, all of which relates to
future work activity.

Question 5

The information requested is not held and in terms of Regulation 10(4)(a)
of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, I must
advise you of this. By way of explanation, spending is not necessarily
accounted for under a corresponding thematic heading, although such
spending is nevertheless aimed at achieving the carbon goal.  However, by
way of assistance, the following examples of projects in furtherance of
the carbon goal are provided:-

Street Lighting

Since the beginning of 2017, around £8.12M has been spent to convert the
region’s street lighting to LED technology.

Building Projects

To date, around £2.56M has been spent on building projects via the
Non-Domestic Energy Efficient Framework (NDEEF).

Question 6

The financing of current projects is via a mix of Council funding;
including capital, Salix Finance Ltd. etc., plus other external
grants/loans, such as the Scottish Government’s Green Growth Accelerator. 

I can advise that North Lanarkshire Council, having regard to the
provisions of Regulation 16 of the Environmental Information (Scotland)
Regulations 2004, has established a procedure whereby any person who has
requested information in terms of those Regulations, may make
representations if it appears to the applicant that the authority has not
complied with any requirements of the Regulations in relation to the
applicant’s request.  Any such representations require to be made in
writing and received by the Council not later than 40 working days after
either the date that the applicant receives any decision or notification
which the applicant believes does not comply with these Regulations or the
date by which such a decision or notification should have been made, or
any other action should be taken by the authority, but was not made or
taken.  Any such representations should be addressed to the Head of Legal
and Democratic Solutions, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell,
ML1 1AB.  Accordingly, if you wish to seek a review, please write to the
Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions.

I would advise, also, that in terms of Regulation 17 of the Environmental
Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, a person who is dissatisfied with
a notice given by the local authority under Regulation 16(4) of the
Regulations - ie. a notice following a review of a decision by a local
authority, or by the failure of a local authority to give such a notice -
may make application to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision as to whether, in any respect specified in that application, the
request for information to which the requirement relates has been dealt
with in accordance with the Regulations.  Such an application must be made
within six months of the review decision and be in writing or in another
form which, by reason of it having some permanency is capable of being
used for subsequent reference.  The application must state the name of the
applicant and provide an address for correspondence.  The application must
also specify the request for information to which the requirement for
review relates, the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s
dissatisfaction with the original decision of the local authority and the
matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the
decision on review by the local authority or the failure of the local
authority to issue such a decision.  The Scottish Information Commissioner
can be contacted as follows:-

Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St. Andrews

KY16  9DS

email: [3][email address]

Appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner can also be made online
via the following link: -

[4]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose.  If, however, you
require further information – or I can assist in any other way – please
let me know.

Yours faithfully

Jacqueline Keachie

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Contact by email

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