Council owned football pitches FOI request
Dear North East Derbyshire District Council,
Please can you help me out with the following FOI request:
How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate (latest figures available)
How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date?
Yours faithfully,
Jon Parker-Dean
Dear Jon
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
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request has been allocated number FOI 8551.
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Nigel Gyte
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North East Derbyshire District Council
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Dear Jon
Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 request (ref. 8551)
Further to the email you received from North East Derbyshire District
Council on 21/07/2023, I am now able to provide a reply to the information
that you have requested. Our response is as follows, in bold, alongside
your own notations.
How many council owned, public football pitches do you currently operate
(latest figures available) - The total number of football pitches under
our management is 11 senior pitches and 3 junior pitches.
How many council owned, public football pitches were sold, or closed, from
the financial year 2017/2018 to the present date? – None.
I hope that you are satisfied with our response. However, if you are
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your information request your
next step would be to clearly state in writing why you are dissatisfied
and the Council will treat this as a formal complaint in accordance with
our Compliments, Comments and Complaints policy. The policy together with
information on how to make a complaint is available on the Council’s
website [1]www.ne-derbyshire.gov.uk or by emailing
connectne[2]@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk.
I also have a duty to make you aware of the Information Commissioner's
Office, which is an independent body who monitors the Data Protection Act,
the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations,
and make sure organisation’s fulfil their legal obligations under the
Acts. They can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
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Kind regards
Dawn Webster
Information & Policy Officer
Performance Team
North East District Council/Bolsover District Council
Tel: 01246 217688 (Both Councils)
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