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Information Governance
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and Compliance
Tel:
01443232000
E-bost/E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Our ref:
IG002177
Dyddiad/Date:
24th May 2023
RE: Request for Information held by SWFRS
Your request ref: IG002177 has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You asked us:
1. The number of fires caused by e-scooters
2. The number of fires caused by e-bikes
Our response:
Please see the table below.
2020
2021
2022
2023 up to 06/04/23
E-scooters
1
4
2
0
E-bikes
2
2
2
1
Lithium batteries 3
1
3
0
If you have any queries regarding your information request, please contact us at
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx quoting the reference number above in any future
communication.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling or outcome of your information request, you have the right to
ask for an internal review. An internal review wil consider whether the handling or outcome of your
request was appropriate, in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
Internal review requests should be submitted to the Information Governance & Compliance Officer.
You can submit a request by e-mail or letter to:
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Email: InformationGovernance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx
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Mail: Information Governance & Compliance Officer, South Wales Fire and Rescue Services
HQ, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, CF72 8LX
Internal reviews wil be conducted by the Senior Information Risk Owner, or their deputy. We aim to
respond within 20 working days of the receipt of the request for an internal review.
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, then you may seek a review by the Information
Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), which has the powers to uphold or overturn the decision. Please see
ICO contact information below. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service wil abide by the decisions of
the ICO unless it considers itself to have grounds for an appeal to the First-Tier Tribunal (Information
Rights).
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Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
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Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx
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Mail: Information Commissioner’s Of ice, Wycliffe House, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
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Telephone: 0303123113
Please be aware that the ICO will be unlikely to accept a complaint until you have first been through
our internal complaint’s procedure first.
Yours Faithfully,
Information Governance and Compliance
InformationGovernance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx