FOI request re concessionary agreements re Telcoms Companies
Dear North Devon District Council,
1. Can North Devon District Council confirm whether or not it has entered into concessionary agreements or contracts with Telecommunication Companies to allow such companies to operate Wi-Fi connectivity systems to operate from NDDC owned street furniture, lampposts or manhole covers within the Council boundaries during the period 2015 to 2020?
2. Can NDDC confirm that copies of the concessionary agreements or contracts will be made available in response to this FOI request after any justifiable redaction?
3. Can NDDC supply a list of the location of the property (i.e. the property owned or leased by NDDC) that are currently used to site wireless telecommunication masts installed on the roofs or the external walls of such buildings, and the names of the Telecoms companies that have installed and operate such masts in accordance with contracts and agreements between NDDC and the named Telecoms companies.
This list should include all masts located on properties, and the contracts/agreements for all listed masts should currently be in effect.
4. Can NDDC confirm that copies of the contracts/agreements for all listed masts will be made available in response to this FOI request after any justifiable redaction?
I am anticipating that my request will be answered in two stages, with answers to all four questions being made initially, with a follow-up response that provides the documentation requested in response to questions 2. and 4., following any justifiable redaction.
Yours Sincerely,
Katherine Armitage and Stewart Johnston
Dear Ms Armitage and Mr Johnston
Thank you for your request received this afternoon, for which I acknowledge receipt.
Your request is now being dealt with in accordance with the Act and will be due for response no later than 28 October, in accordance with the statutory time limit of 20 working days.
The Council has an adopted charging policy for dealing with requests for information under FOIA and EIR, which is published on the Council's website, however I will write to you in advance should the processing of your request require a fee, if we should require further any information/clarification from you or if we are going to need to extend the response deadline further.
Yours sincerely
Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI and EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
Dear Ms Armitage and Mr Johnston
I write in response to your request for information received 30 September 2020.
Section 1(1)(a) of the Act requires the Council to inform you whether it holds information of the description specified in your request. I confirm that the Council does not hold this information. In discharge of its obligation under section 1(1)(b) I can provide you with the following response supplied by the Council's Estates team:
1. The Council has not entered into any such concessionary agreements or contracts as this authority is not responsible for street furniture, lampposts or manhole covers within its boundaries. This falls under the responsibility of Devon County Council.
If you have not already done so, please direct this part of your request to their Information Compliance team: [email address]
2. Not Applicable, see response to 1. above.
3. The Council does not have any wireless telecommunication masts installed on any of its properties that are either owned or leased by this authority.
4. Not Applicable, see response to 3. Above.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to request an internal review which should be received within two months from the date of this response email and should be sent to;
Solicitor & Data Protection Officer
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]
Yours sincerely
Vicky Eagle
Administrator, FOI & EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
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