Dear Hannah Jewell,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Thank you for your information request received on 16/01/2023 our ref
FCIR: 43696 relating to Fife Council staff working on climate action. This
is being dealt with in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002.
We are presently assessing your request and may be in touch soon to ask
for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not
able to fulfil your request in its present form.
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Yours sincerely,
Becca

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

I am working at home and can be contacted by e-mail or by MS Teams.

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Dear Hannah Jewell,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
I refer to your information request received on 16/01/2023 our ref FCIR:
43696 relating to Fife Council staff working on climate action.
Regarding question 1a, can you please clarify if you are looking for the
total number of employees not based within a school or nursery?
If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you
have the right to request a review of the decision.  Please write to: Head
of Legal & Democratic Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House,
North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address].
 The law provides for you to make this request up to 60 workings days from
when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive
this correspondence whichever is the later date.  Where the outcome of the
review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have
the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision.www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of
Legal & Democratic Services that falls outside these timescales.
Yours sincerely
Becca

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

I am working at home and can be contacted by e-mail or by MS Teams.

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Good Morning,
I refer to my below clarification request email and note we have note yet
had a response.  Can I please ask you to clarify question 1a of your
request to enable us to proceed with your response.

Kind regards,
Becca

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

I am working at home and can be contacted by e-mail or by MS Teams.

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From: Rebecca Hooper <[email address]>
Sent: 25 January 2023 13:25
To: [FOI #936486 email]
<[FOI #936486 email]>
Subject: Clarification Requested FOI - Climate Action Staff (FCIR: 43696)
 
Dear Hannah Jewell,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
I refer to your information request received on 16/01/2023 our ref FCIR:
43696 relating to Fife Council staff working on climate action.
Regarding question 1a, can you please clarify if you are looking for the
total number of employees not based within a school or nursery?
If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you
have the right to request a review of the decision.  Please write to: Head
of Legal & Democratic Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House,
North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address].
 The law provides for you to make this request up to 60 workings days from
when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive
this correspondence whichever is the later date.  Where the outcome of the
review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have
the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision.www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of
Legal & Democratic Services that falls outside these timescales.
Yours sincerely
Becca

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

I am working at home and can be contacted by e-mail or by MS Teams.

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Thank you for your email.  
I am currently out of the office, returning Tuesday 21 February 2023.  If
your enquiry is urgent please re-direct your email to
[Fife Council request email], otherwise I will respond when I return. 
Regards Becca

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Good Morning,
Thank you for your clarification.  We are currently working on your
request and will be in touch soon.

Kind regards,
Becca

Information Assistant

Information Management & Requests Team (IMRT)

Fife Council

Fife House

Glenrothes

KY7 5LT

I am working at home and can be contacted by e-mail or by MS Teams.

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From: Climate Emergency UK <[FOI #936486 email]>
Sent: 17 February 2023 23:29
To: Rebecca Hooper <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Fw: Clarification Requested FOI - Climate Action Staff (FCIR:
43696)
 
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click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
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Dear Rebecca Hooper,

Thank you, and my apologies for the delayed response. Yes, I would like
the total number of employees not based in a school or nursery.

Yours sincerely,

Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK

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Dear Hannah Jewell,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your information request received on 16/01/2023, our reference 
FCIR: 43696. 

I have detailed the information you requested below and trust that it
meets your requirements.

*REQUEST & RESPONSE*

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? 

Clarification received - I would like the total number of employees not
based in a school or nursery.

As of the 1st of February 2023, Fife Council directly employed a total of
9,627 headcount who were not based in schools or nurseries.

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.

Planning –

This is 7 FTE: 

1 x Service Manager

2 x Lead Officer

2 x Environmental Strategy Officer

2 x Technical Officer

Property Services –

1 FTE – Lead Professional Net Zero

Procurement –

1FTE Procurement Officer

Sustainable Travel - 4.6 FTE
1.0 FTE Lead Consultant (Sustainable Traffic and Travel)

1.0 FTE Technician Engineer (Sustainable Traffic and Travel)

1.0 FTE Technician (Sustainable Traffic and Travel)

0.8 FTE Lead Consultant (Climate Change & Partnerships)

0.8 FTE Lead Consultant (Local Transport Strategy)

Planning – Policy & Place Team

1FTE collectively on climate change projects

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.

Property Services - THE LEAD PROFESSIONAL NET ZERO IS LEADING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAMME OF RETROFIT NET ZERO PROJECTS IN NON-DOMESTIC
COUNCIL BUILDINGS.

Housing – 5 FTE - delivering energy efficiency works to council homes and
assisting in grant funded private homes. This work primarily includes
loft, cavity, internal & external wall insulation measures. We are also
tasked with delivering PV, heat pumps and battery storage works to all
tenures.

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).

Planning - Policy & Place Team - 1FTE Natural Heritage Officer who has
biodiversity in their remit and will be involved in Biodiversity Net Gain

I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation
to the material.

The council holds the copyright for all of the material provided and it
may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring
specific permission. This is subject to the material not being used in a
derogatory manner or in a misleading context. The source of the material
must be acknowledged as Fife Council and the title of the document must be
included when being reproduced as part of another publication or service.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you can ask us to carry out a
review of the decision.  You must do this in writing (or other permanent
form) within 40 working days of the date of this email.  Your review
should explain why you are dissatisfied with our response and we will
respond to you within 20 working days of receipt.  A review should be made
to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services:

Post: Head of Legal & Democratic Services

Finance & Corporate Services

Fife House

North Street

Glenrothes

KY7 5LY

Email: [1][email address]

If you remain dissatisfied following the review stage, you have the right
to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. Please
refer to the following guidance on how to make a valid appeal:
[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

Regards  

Gail  Robertson  

Information Specialist 

Fife Council   

Information Management & Requests Team  

 External Team tel :- 01592 583530  

Please note that due to blended workstyle I am home working  (Tues-Fri)
and email contact is best.  

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