Enforcement of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

The request was successful.

Dear FOI team,

I would like to make the following requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. How many visits have your Local Authority Officers made to licensed Scrap Metal Dealers in order to enforce the provisions of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 since October 2018?

2 How many closure orders have been issued or enforcement actions undertaken by yourselves against scrap metal dealers, both mobile and site-based, since October 2018?

Yours faithfully,

Rowan Bridge

Andrea Davies, East Staffordshire Borough Council

[http://i2.cmail19.com/ti/t/23/7D9/254/22...

TABLE OF CONTENTS

*

Freedom of Information Procedure

*

Contact Details

[http://i1.cmail19.com/ei/t/C3/AE9/6FA/cs...

Freedom of Information Procedure
Please note that the Council will initially assess your request to establish whether it is a valid FOI and, if so, you will receive a response to your request within the statutory 20 clear working days.

Contact Details
Democratic Services
East Staffordshire Borough Council
P.O. Box 8045
Burton upon Trent
DE14 9JG
www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk<http://eaststaffordshireboroughcouncil.c...>
[email address]<mailto:[email address]>

This e-mail and files or other data transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying is strictly prohibited and you must not take any action in reliance upon it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of East Staffordshire Borough Council unless explicitly stated otherwise. East Staffordshire Borough Council may monitor the contents of e-mail sent and received via its network for the purposes of ensuring compliance with its policies and procedures. East Staffordshire Borough Council does not enter into contracts or contractual obligations via electronic mail, unless otherwise explicitly agreed in advance in writing between parties concerned. The Council believes in being open with its information and the contents of this e-mail and any replies may be released to a third party requesting such information at a future date.

Monica Henchcliffe, East Staffordshire Borough Council

Many thanks for your enquiry. I am currently out of the office and will return on Monday 2nd March 2020. If your enquiry requires a response I will deal with it on my return. If your enquiry is urgent please Andrea Davies on 01283 508306 or [email address]

This e-mail and files or other data transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying is strictly prohibited and you must not take any action in reliance upon it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of East Staffordshire Borough Council unless explicitly stated otherwise. East Staffordshire Borough Council may monitor the contents of e-mail sent and received via its network for the purposes of ensuring compliance with its policies and procedures. East Staffordshire Borough Council does not enter into contracts or contractual obligations via electronic mail, unless otherwise explicitly agreed in advance in writing between parties concerned. The Council believes in being open with its information and the contents of this e-mail and any replies may be released to a third party requesting such information at a future date.

Margaret Woolley, East Staffordshire Borough Council

Dear Rowan

I respond in respect of your recent FOI request -

1. How many visits have your Local Authority Officers made to licensed Scrap Metal Dealers in order to enforce the provisions of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 since October 2018? - 2

2 How many closure orders have been issued or enforcement actions undertaken by yourselves against scrap metal dealers, both mobile and site-based, since October 2018? - none

Kind Regards

Margaret Woolley
Enforcement Manager

show quoted sections