Floor Plans for Spennymoor Fire Station

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Dear Kieran,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

REF: 1887 - Floor plans of Spennymoor Community Fire Station

 

I acknowledge your request for information received on 8^th November 2023.

 

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being
exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

 

For your information, the act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the
information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the
case, including your rights of appeal.

 

If you have any queries or concerns, then please contact me on my details
below.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Sarah Brownson

FireWatch System Administrator

County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service

Direct Dial: 0191 375 5577

Email: [1][email address]

[2]www.ddfire.gov.uk

 

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Don’t drown in toxic smoke

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Dear Kieran,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

REF: 1887 – Floor plans of Spennymoor Community Fire Station

 

You asked us:

 

“I am just making a request for if it may be possible to view the floor
plans for Spennymoor Community Fire Station”

 

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act. Your
request for information has now been considered, please see the below
response.

 

Our Response:

The information you have requested is being withheld under section 24.1 of
the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Section 24 Safeguarding National Security

 

“Section 24(1) provides that information which does not fall within
section 23(1) of FOIA is exempt information, if exemption from section
1(1)(b) is required for the purposes of safeguarding national security.
(Section 1(1)(b) is the duty to communicate.)”

 

Although the Section 24(1) is a qualified exemption, which means that it
is subject to a public interest test. We acknowledge that there is
potential interest to release floor plans for a Community Fire Station.
However, having reviewed the requested material, releasing this
information into the public domain could be utilised in attempts to
infiltrate our security systems and procedures. We also believe that this
could adversely impact and compromise visitor and staff safety within the
premises. We believe that the balance of public interest lies in upholding
the exception. This acts as a refusal notice under Section 17 of the
Freedom of Information Act.

 

There are however initial planning documents available within the public
domain which may be of interest. These are located on Durham County
Councils website.

 [1]7/2008/0366/DM | RESERVED MATTERS APPLICATION FOR MEANS OF ACCESS,
LANDSCAPING, APPEARANCE, SCALE AND LAYOUT FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW
COMMUNITY FIRE STATION AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES | York Hill Road
Spennymoor Co Durham

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review by contacting the Freedom of Information
Officer at the address below. If you would like us to carry out a review,
please let us know within 40 working days

 

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you have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at: The
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF, Telephone: 0303 123 1113, Website: [2]www.ico.org.uk.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sarah Brownson

FireWatch System Administrator

County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service

Direct Dial: 0191 375 5577

Email: [3][email address]

[4]www.ddfire.gov.uk

 

Safest People, Safest Places

2 or 3 breaths of toxic smoke and you’re unconscious

Don’t drown in toxic smoke

Test your smoke alarm today

 

 Fire Service Headquarters, Belmont Business Park, Durham DH1 1TW

 

Please consider the environment before printing this email.

 

 

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