FOI - Refusal as FOI and Acknowledge as EIR email

Dear Jennifer Jones,

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your request for information dated 12/08/2022 09:43 our ref: 41362 relating to Temporary Camping Facilities.

The information you have requested is subject to the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, therefore, requires us under Freedom of Information Act 2002 to apply exemption S39 (2)(a) Health, Safety and the Environment, as the information is obliged by regulations under S62 to make available to the public in accordance with the regulation.

We will continue to proceed with your request under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, which allows us 20 working days from the date after receipt of your original request.

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Head of Legal & Democratic Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides for you to make this request up to 40 workings days from when you receive this correspondence. We add a further three working days to allow time for delivery of our response giving you up to 43 working days from the date of this correspondence to ask for a review. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.

Fife Council will consider and seek to resolve any request to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services that falls outside this timescale.

Yours sincerely

Innes Coull | Information Specialist

Information Management & Requests Team | Customer & Online Services | Fife Council | Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5LT

Email: [email address]

Dear Jennifer Jones,

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your information request received 12/08/2022, our ref: FCIR:41362 relating to the officer/councillors decision making process regarding policy for introducing temporary camping facilities - i.e. water and toilets in wild camping hot spots and aires.

If you could provide clarification on this specific question.
"I am also looking for a timeline and a breakdown of costs associated with removing no parking signs from lay-bys and establishing aires (costs for cleansing, wardens, barriers etc)"
Are there any specify what areas/laybys you are referring to as the council does not hold responsibility for all roads in Fife, any clarification would be much appreciated.

If you are not satisfied with the way we have handled your request, you have the right to request a review of the decision. Please write to: Head of Legal & Democratic Services, Finance & Corporate Services, Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, KY7 5LT or e-mail to [email address]. The law provides for you to make this request up to 60 workings days from when we received your enquiry or 40 working days from when you receive this correspondence whichever is the later date. Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction you have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

Yours sincerely
Innes Coull

Dear Jennifer Jones,
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2004 – REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
I refer to your information request received 12/08/2022, our ref: 41362.  
Fife Council does not hold the information you have requested pertaining
to decision making on policy for temporary camping sites and wild camping.
In compliance with the regulations we are required to provide notice that
the information is not held under the exception within Regulation 10(4)(a)
No information held. 
Q1: Please send me information about the officer/councillors decision
making process regarding policy for introducing temporary camping
facilities - i.e. water and toilets in wild camping hot spots and aires.
A1: We do not have specific policy on this issue as there is at present
not a particular wild camping pressure issue in Fife. The policy relating
to camping and caravan sites is dealt with within the Adopted FIFEplan
local development plan which is available online.
 - Current and up to date countryside development databases were used to
search for decision making processes and policy information
Q2: Please send me the council's policy on wild camping, camper vans,
caravans and other vehicles over the last five years.
A2: We have no policy; however, we follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
available online from Nature Scot. FCCT who manage part of the Coastal
Path for Fife Council have created some guidance leaflets which are
attached.
- Current and up to date roads and network management databases were used
to search for this information which yielded no information held. Guidance
leaflets were provided by the FCCT.
Q3: I am also looking for a timeline and a breakdown of costs associated
with removing no parking signs from lay-bys and establishing aires (costs
for cleansing, wardens, barriers etc)
A3: No information is held on this matter
 - Current and up to date roads and network management databases were used
to search for this information which yielded no information held.
Q4: Please can this include any advice given from external bodies such as
CAMPRA, Caravan Club and other motorhome associations.
A4: As mentioned in the above answer, included are guidance leaflets
provided by the FCCT.
I would like to draw your attention to the copyright situation in relation
to the material.
The Council holds the copyright for some of the material provided and it
may be reproduced free of charge in any format or media without requiring
specific permission.  This is subject to the material not being used in a
derogatory manner or in a misleading context.  The source of the material
must be acknowledged as Fife Council and the title of the document must be
included when being reproduced as part of another publication or service.
If you are dissatisfied with this response, you can ask us to carry out a
review of the decision.  You must do this in writing (or other permanent
form) within 40 working days of the date of this email.  Your review
should explain why you are dissatisfied with our response, and we will
respond to you within 20 working days of receipt.  A review should be made
to the Head of Legal & Democratic Services:
 
Post: Head of Legal & Democratic Services
Finance & Corporate Services
Fife House
North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LY
Email: [email address]
If you remain dissatisfied following the review stage, you have the right
to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. Please
refer to the following guidance on how to make a valid appeal:
www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely
Innes Coull

Innes Coull | Information Specialist

Information Management & Requests Team | Customer & Online Services | Fife
Council | Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5LT

Email:  [email address]

show quoted sections

References

Visible links
1. http://www.fife.gov.uk/privacy