Details of Covid 19 Social Distancing Measures bids to TfL and DfT

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Dear Havering Borough Council,

In relation to the information provided in the Staff Decision made by the Director of Neighbourhoods signed on 8/6/20 and detailed on the Council's website here;

https://democracy.havering.gov.uk/docume...

Please provide;

1) The agenda, Options Paper and minutes of the Theme Board of 1st June referred to in paragraph 17 of the Staff Decision.

2) Copies of any bid made to the Department for Transport referred to in paragraph 16 of the Staff Decision.

3) Copies of any bid made to Transport for London in relation to the Mayor's Streetscapes Plan (properly known as Streetspace Plan) referred to in paragraph 16 of the Staff Decision.

Many thanks for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Philpotts

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Dear Mark Philpotts

Acknowledgement of Information Request - AIR19974A

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Dear Accessinfo,

My request is now quite some time over due and so I should be grateful for this to be completed. Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Philpotts

Dear Havering Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Havering Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Details of Covid 19 Social Distancing Measures bids to TfL and DfT'.

The response to my request is significantly beyond a reasonable response time and my reminders have gone unanswered. I request a review of this case and a timely reply.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/d...

Yours faithfully,

Mark Philpotts

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Dear Mr Philpotts,

We apologise for the delay in responding to your requests for information
under reference: AIR19974 & AIR19975.

These are being looked into and we endeavour to provide a response to each
request as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Access Information Team

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Dear Mr Philpotts

I refer to your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Your request has been considered and the
information held is as follows:

┌────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Question│In relation to the information provided in the Staff Decision made by the Director of Neighbourhoods │
│1 │signed on 8/6/20 and detailed on the Council's website here; │
│ │ │
│ │[1]https://democracy.havering.gov.uk/docume...
│ │ │
│ │Please provide; │
│ │ │
│ │1) The agenda, Options Paper and minutes of the Theme Board of 1st June referred to in paragraph 17 of │
│ │the Staff Decision. │
│ │ │
│ │2) Copies of any bid made to the Department for Transport referred to in paragraph 16 of the Staff │
│ │Decision. │
│ │ │
│ │3) Copies of any bid made to Transport for London in relation to the Mayor's Streetscapes Plan (properly│
│ │known as Streetspace Plan) referred to in paragraph 16 of the Staff Decision. │
├────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│Response│Q2  - The requester will need to contact the Department for Transport as Havering’s funding submission │
│ │was submitted on an electronic proforma. │
│ │ │
│ │Q3 – A copy of Havering’s funding bids can be found attached. │
└────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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I trust the information is of use to you and will close your request.

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London Borough of Havering

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Yours sincerely

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