Dear C D Johnson

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 allow up to 20 working days for responding to information requests.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The ICO telephone helpline on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Regards

Mohammed Khan

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Mr Johnson,

Thank you for your recent enquiry.

From our preliminary assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to answer your request without further clarification.

The Council requires further information in order to identify and locate the information you have asked for. In particular, the service have asked if you can please clarify what is meant by “publicly owned buildings”?

Once you have clarified the information you require, I will action your request. If I do not receive clarification within a month, this question will be considered to have lapsed.

• Under section 1(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoIA), a public authority need not comply with a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the information is supplied.

• Under regulation 12(4)(c) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2014 (EIR), a public authority can refuse to answer a request that is too general, provided the public authority has gone back to the requester and asked for extra information, offering a advice and assistance to help to explain, clarify or rephrase their request.

In this case the Council considers that the EIR apply / FoIA applies.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you would like to discuss this email, please contact me.

Regards

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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