Falling Masonry

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Dear Perth and Kinross Council,

Please provide the number of instances of falling masonry from buildings in your council area within the last five years.

For each incident, please provide any detail you have, including the address of the building that shed masonry, what action was taken to rectify the problem, and whether any injuries, deaths or full/partial road/street closures occurred as a result.

Thanks for your help,

Jamie Mann

FOI - Generic Email Account, Perth and Kinross Council

Dear Mr Mann

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act  2002

Request for Information – Falling Masonry

 

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated 31 July 2020.

 

I understand that the information you seek is:-

 

Please provide the number of instances of falling masonry from buildings
in your council area within the last five years.

 

For each incident, please provide any detail you have, including the
address of the building that shed masonry, what action was taken to
rectify the problem, and whether any injuries, deaths or full/partial
road/street closures occurred as a result.

 

I am currently dealing with your request and will issue my response no
later than 28 August 2020 which is 20 working days as permitted in terms
of section 10(1) of the above legislation.

 

If you do not agree with my interpretation of your request you should
contact me immediately.

 

Please use the reference Number ATI 2020 07 31 003 in any future
correspondence relating to this request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Officer

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Governance Services

Corporate and Democratic Services

2 High Street

Perth

PH1 5PH

 

 

 

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FOI - Generic Email Account, Perth and Kinross Council

Dear Mr Mann

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Request for Information – Falling Masonry

 

I refer to your request for information dated 31 July 2020.

 

In terms of section 10(1) of the above legislation, Perth and Kinross
Council are obliged to provide a response to your request not later than
the twentieth working day after receipt of your request.  This is known as
the time for compliance which in this instance was Friday 28 August 2020.

 

I am sorry we have been unable to respond to you on time and I am hopeful
we should be able to get back to you by the end of this week. Please
accept my apologies for any inconvenience this delay may cause to you.

 

In the event that you are dissatisfied with the way in which Perth and
Kinross Council has dealt with your request for information, you have a
right to request the Council to review its decision. Please click [1]here
to view a copy of our information leaflet which explains the right of
review.

 

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this letter please do not
hesitate to contact me.

 

Your sincerely

 

Information Officer

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Governance Services

Corporate and Democratic Services

2 High Street

Perth

 

 

From: FOI - Generic Email Account
Sent: 31 July 2020 15:40
To: Jamie Mann <[FOI #680895 email]>
Subject: FOI Request - Acknowledgement - Falling Masonry - OUR REF: ATI
2020 07 31 003

 

Dear Mr Mann

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act  2002

Request for Information – Falling Masonry

 

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated 31 July 2020.

 

I understand that the information you seek is:-

 

Please provide the number of instances of falling masonry from buildings
in your council area within the last five years.

 

For each incident, please provide any detail you have, including the
address of the building that shed masonry, what action was taken to
rectify the problem, and whether any injuries, deaths or full/partial
road/street closures occurred as a result.

 

I am currently dealing with your request and will issue my response no
later than 28 August 2020 which is 20 working days as permitted in terms
of section 10(1) of the above legislation.

 

If you do not agree with my interpretation of your request you should
contact me immediately.

 

Please use the reference Number ATI 2020 07 31 003 in any future
correspondence relating to this request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Officer

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Governance Services

Corporate and Democratic Services

2 High Street

Perth

PH1 5PH

 

 

 

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

The information provided by you will be used by Perth & Kinross Council to
process your request for information.  The information will not be
disclosed to third parties.

 

For further information, please look at our website
[2]www.pkc.gov.uk/dataprotection; email [3][email address]

 

 

 

The information in this email is solely for the intended recipients.

If you are not an intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy, or
distribute its contents or use them in any way: please advise the sender
immediately and delete this email.

Perth & Kinross Council does not warrant that this email or any
attachments are virus-free and does not accept any liability for any loss
or damage resulting from any virus infection. Perth & Kinross Council may
monitor or examine any emails received by its email system.

The information contained in this email may not be the views of Perth &
Kinross Council. It is possible for email to be falsified and the sender
cannot be held responsible for the integrity of the information contained
in it.

General enquiries to Perth & Kinross Council should be made to
[email address] or 01738 475000.

References

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2. http://www.pkc.gov.uk/dataprotection
3. mailto:[email address]

FOI - Generic Email Account, Perth and Kinross Council

1 Attachment

Dear Mr Mann

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Request for Information – Falling Masonry

 

I refer to your request for information dated 31 July 2020and I apologise
for our delayed response. 

 

The information you requested was:-

 

Please provide the number of instances of falling masonry from buildings
in your council area within the last five years.

 

For each incident, please provide any detail you have, including:

 

 1. the address of the building that shed masonry
 2. what action was taken to rectify the problem
 3. any injuries or deaths
 4. full/partial road/street closures occurred as a result

 

I consider that the information related to your request as a whole is
subject to an exemption under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Section 39(2) of FOISA effectively exempts all environmental
information from disclosure requiring instead that it is considered under
the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs).  I
consider the substance of your request to be covered by the definition of
environmental information contained in the EIRs, and have accordingly
processed your request under the EIRS.

 

Please click [1]here for further detailed information about how we deal
with EIRs.

 

Response

 

Relative to the above, please find the information attached.

 

You have a right to request a review of the Council’s decision. Click
[2]here to view a copy of our information leaflet which explains how to do
this. If you remain dissatisfied after the Council has carried out its
review, you can appeal [3]online to the Scottish Information Commissioner

 

Should you require any further explanation or assistance please do not
hesitate to contact me.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Officer

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Governance Services

Corporate and Democratic Services

2 High Street

Perth

PH1 5PH

 

 

 

The information in this email is solely for the intended recipients.

If you are not an intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy, or
distribute its contents or use them in any way: please advise the sender
immediately and delete this email.

Perth & Kinross Council does not warrant that this email or any
attachments are virus-free and does not accept any liability for any loss
or damage resulting from any virus infection. Perth & Kinross Council may
monitor or examine any emails received by its email system.

The information contained in this email may not be the views of Perth &
Kinross Council. It is possible for email to be falsified and the sender
cannot be held responsible for the integrity of the information contained
in it.

General enquiries to Perth & Kinross Council should be made to
[email address] or 01738 475000.

References

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FOI - Generic Email Account, Perth and Kinross Council

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Apologies spreadsheet attached now.

 

Claire.

 

From: FOI - Generic Email Account
Sent: 04 September 2020 14:49
To: Jamie Mann <[FOI #680895 email]>
Subject: FOI Request - EIRS - Response - Falling Masonry - ATI 2020 07 31
003

 

Dear Mr Mann

 

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Request for Information – Falling Masonry

 

I refer to your request for information dated 31 July 2020and I apologise
for our delayed response. 

 

The information you requested was:-

 

Please provide the number of instances of falling masonry from buildings
in your council area within the last five years.

 

For each incident, please provide any detail you have, including:

 

 1. the address of the building that shed masonry
 2. what action was taken to rectify the problem
 3. any injuries or deaths
 4. full/partial road/street closures occurred as a result

 

I consider that the information related to your request as a whole is
subject to an exemption under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Section 39(2) of FOISA effectively exempts all environmental
information from disclosure requiring instead that it is considered under
the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs).  I
consider the substance of your request to be covered by the definition of
environmental information contained in the EIRs, and have accordingly
processed your request under the EIRS.

 

Please click [1]here for further detailed information about how we deal
with EIRs.

 

Response

 

Relative to the above, please find the information attached.

 

You have a right to request a review of the Council’s decision. Click
[2]here to view a copy of our information leaflet which explains how to do
this. If you remain dissatisfied after the Council has carried out its
review, you can appeal [3]online to the Scottish Information Commissioner

 

Should you require any further explanation or assistance please do not
hesitate to contact me.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Officer

Information Compliance Team

Legal & Governance Services

Corporate and Democratic Services

2 High Street

Perth

PH1 5PH

 

 

 

The information in this email is solely for the intended recipients.

If you are not an intended recipient, you must not disclose, copy, or
distribute its contents or use them in any way: please advise the sender
immediately and delete this email.

Perth & Kinross Council does not warrant that this email or any
attachments are virus-free and does not accept any liability for any loss
or damage resulting from any virus infection. Perth & Kinross Council may
monitor or examine any emails received by its email system.

The information contained in this email may not be the views of Perth &
Kinross Council. It is possible for email to be falsified and the sender
cannot be held responsible for the integrity of the information contained
in it.

General enquiries to Perth & Kinross Council should be made to
[email address] or 01738 475000.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14988/Requ...
2. http://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/12752/Review...
3. http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourR...

Received with thanks Claire,

Yours sincerely,

Jamie Mann