FOI Request - Schedule 14 applications for Public Rights of Way (The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

The request was successful.

Dear Sir or Madam

please provide the following information.

Are you responsible for the processing of Schedule 14 claims for public rights of way. (Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

If you are not please provide the name of the authority that is for your region.

If so, has there ever been a situation whereby the application has been dismissed, thrown out or had to be resubmitted, due to an administrative error. Such as (but not limited to) the incorrect completion of the forms or failure to follow the guidelines correctly.

Yours faithfully,

Walter Allen

City Contact Centre, Newport City Council

Prynhawn Da/Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 07/08/2018 and the relevant department is dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

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Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd / Newport City Council
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Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Schedule 14 applications for Public Rights of Way (The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

Received on 07/08/2018

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ06017.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ06017 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

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StreetScene, Newport City Council

Dear Sirs,     

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

Your Request :  REQ05975

 

I can confirm that we do hold the information that falls within the scope
of your request. The information regarding this request has been provided
in RED TEXT below.

 

Query;

 

Are you responsible for the processing of Schedule 14 claims for public
rights of way. (Schedule 14 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)

 

If you are not please provide the name of the authority that is for your
region.

 

If so, has there ever been a situation whereby the application has been
dismissed, thrown out or had to be resubmitted, due to an administrative
error. Such as (but not limited to) the incorrect completion of the forms
or failure to follow the guidelines correctly.

 

Response;

 

1.    Yes

2.    N/A

3.    As no time scale has been given the search criteria is too large, we
are unable to provide a definitive answer.

 

 

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further information that we can provide, please submit a further request.
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complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact me.

 

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may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Councils complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

For future reference, all Freedom of Information requests can now be
submitted via the link below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

Dear Sir / Madam

Many thanks for your reply, would it be acceptable to set the time period to 5 years?

Yours sincerely,

Walter Allen

StreetScene, Newport City Council

Good morning

 

Further to your recent email please see response below.

 

Within the last five years we have had no incidences where an application
has been  dismissed, thrown out or had to be resubmitted due to an
administrative  error.

 

Regards,

 

Gwasanaethau Strydlun a’r Ddinas / Streetscene & City Services

Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd / Newport City Council

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

 

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad