Council staff working on climate action

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Climate Emergency UK
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Dear Leicester City Council,

Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.

I would like information about your council’s staff positions in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. This information is most likely to be held by a HR department or similar.

In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions:

1a. How many staff does the Council directly employ (excluding contractors or subcontractors, and excluding teachers), that work directly for the Council as opposed to a school, leisure centres or other venture?

1b. How many directly employed staff spend 3 or more days per week (0.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE)) on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects? Please provide a list of all the roles. Please exclude waste management staff unless they are specifically working 3 or more days per week on implementing the Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects.

If you have answered yes to have a biodiversity planning officer and/or a retrofit staff member below, both these staff members can be included in this question even if they are contracted.

This is likely to include all staff in your climate/sustainability team, such as Climate Change Officers or similar. This may include full time staff who spend 60% of their time on climate change projects and 40% of their time on other work.

You might include other staff in other departments, such as a procurement officer if they are spending 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE) on writing and implementing a sustainable procurement policy or a planner that is working primarily on low carbon policies for new buildings.

2. Does the council have one or more staff member who works on home energy efficiency retrofitting, such as retrofit officers or project managers across the council area, for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE)? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE). The work of this officer may include working on any retrofit projects, including council buildings, council homes or private rented or owned households.
Please list any roles that work in this area, including the full time equivalent (FTE) if they work part time.

Please include staff members that are shared with other councils, such as between county and district councils, and note if they are shared across other areas.

3. How many planning ecologists (ecologists within the planning department) or equivalent working for 3 or more days per week (0.6+ FTE) does the council employ to scrutinise planning reports for Biodiversity Net Gain? This can include both directly employed and contracted staff, provided they work 3 or more days per week (0.6 FTE).

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

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2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
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4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
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7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
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Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
8. mailto:[email address]

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
8. mailto:[email address]

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
8. mailto:[email address]

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
8. mailto:[email address]

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website: [1]www.leicester.gov.uk

E-mail: [2][Leicester City Council request email]

Our Ref: FOIA/EIR 26508

Date: 17^th January 2023

 

Hannah Jewell

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][FOI #936981 email]

[8][email address]

 

Dear Ms Jewell,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your 6 emails of 16^th January 2023 requesting information
about climate change.

 

Please note that as your requests all relate to the same subject we have
almagamated your requests into one. You will receive one final response.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk Team

Leicester City Council

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #936981 email]
8. mailto:[email address]

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report
info-requests, Leicester City Council

3 Attachments

Dear Ms Jewell

 

Please find attached Leicester City Council’s response to your recent
Freedom of Information request.

 

Regards

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester    LE1 1FZ

 

Link to this Report