Documentation relating to Temporary Closure orders for footpath No 9 Charmouth & Footpath No 51 Stanton St Gabriel since 17th October 2014.

The request was refused by Department for Transport.

Dear Department for Transport,

This footpath is a single footpath which passes through two Parishes, hence the two names. Please supply all documentation and correspondence regarding the Temporary Closure Orders which have been applied to this path and approved by the Department for Transport since 17th October 2014. In particular the reasons for granting the extensions and the reasons that have been provided by Dorset County Council for the extended closure and the actions they have taken and propose to take to resolve the problems with this path.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Combe

Department for Transport

Dear Mr Combe,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which
has been allocated reference number F0012025.

A response will be issued to you in due course.

Regards,

Department for Transport
FOI Advice Team
Information & Security Division
Zone D/04
Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7GA

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Dear Department for Transport,

Just for the avoidance of doubt I mean all information from (and including) 17th October 2014.

Yours faithfully,

Jonathan Combe

FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT, Department for Transport

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Dear Mr Combe,

Please see attached reply to your FOI request.

Kind regards

C Taylor

FOI Advice Team | Information & Security Division | General Counsel’s Office | Department for Transport
Zone D/04, Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, Hastings, TN37 7GA

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Dear Department for Transport,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Transport's handling of my FOI request 'Documentation relating to Temporary Closure orders for footpath No 9 Charmouth & Footpath No 51 Stanton St Gabriel since 17th October 2014.'.

Some of the information has been witheld and I wish for this to be reviewed. I do not believe the reasons for a footpath being closed, the actions taken to date and the proposed action can be considered commercially sensitive. In particular what action has already been taken is in the past so I fail to see how that can be considered sensitive.

As you will be aware I complained about this footpath closure being granted on the basis the reason supplied by Dorset County Council was not true. This is confirmed in the information that has been released. Given that this extension was therefore originally granted on the basis of incorrect information it seems very conveniant that the reason now given for granting this extension has not been released. Given one reason has already been proven to be false I find it hard to believe you can refuse to provide the new reason on the grounds it is commercially sensitive. I suspect this is more about preventing any further scrutiny of the reasons for this extension being granted. I therefore wish for this decision to be reviewed.

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,

Jonathan Combe

FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT, Department for Transport

Dear Mr Combe,

Thank you for your further email requesting an internal review into the handling of your Freedom of Information request. Your request has been passed to a Senior Manager who was not involved in the initial handling of your request to review.

Kind regards

C Taylor

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Dear FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT,

It has now been more than a month since I requested a review. Could you please let me know when you will be able to respond?

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Combe

FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT, Department for Transport

Dear Mr Combe

You requested an Internal Review into the Department for Transport's handling of your recent FOI request. The Review is still being carried out. We hope to be in a position to send the response to you before next Friday (10 April). However, if there is any further delay, we will keep you informed.

Please accept our apologies for the length of time that the Review is taking to complete.

Kind regards

P Parr
FOI Advice Team
Department for Transport

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Anthony Ferguson, Department for Transport

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Dear Mr Combe,

 

Please see the attached letter about the review of your recent FOI
request.

 

Best wishes,

 

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ANTHONY FERGUSON

 

[2]www.dft.gov.uk

 

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