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Dear Hannah

I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a position to respond on behalf of Broadland District Council and South Norfolk Council. Both Councils work in collaboration with each other and share one officer team across the Councils.

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?

1,010 total direct employees across both councils. 257 Broadland 753 South Norfolk.

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.

Staff working on Environmental Strategy: Clean Growth and Sustainability Manager, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Projects Assistant 0.68, Climate Change Officer - currently being recruited to.

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.

2 x sustainability officers

Norfolk Warm Homes team - externally funded to cover all of Norfolk. Warm homes programme manager 0.6, 2 x Warm Homes project coordinator 1 and 0.6, 2 x warm homes support officer 0.6 each, 4 x Warm homes administrator 0.6 each, 1 x warm homes administrator 0.8

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).

1FTE Ecologist on all ecology matters for Development Management

I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements, but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided or how your request was handled, please let me know and I will explain how you can request an internal review of our decision.

Regards

Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer
t 01508 533943 e [email address]

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