Freedom of Information Request: Byelaws and Policies on Recreational Use of Drones
Grey Arrows Drone Club made this Freedom of Information request to Derry City and Strabane District Council as part of a batch sent to 11 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
We are writing to make an information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We seek information regarding your authority's regulations on the recreational use of drones from land under your jurisdiction.
1. Do you have any byelaws specifically relating to the recreational use of drones from your land? If yes, please provide:
a) The date(s) of these byelaws.
b) A digital copy of the byelaw(s) or a link to where these can be found on your website.
2. In the absence of specific byelaws, do you have any policies relating to the recreational use of drones from your land? If yes, please provide:
a) The date(s) of these policies.
b) A digital copy of the policy(ies) or a link to where these can be found on your website.
We look forward to your full and prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
Grey Arrows Drone Club Limited
Unity House
Westwood Park Drive
Wigan
WN3 4HE
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
Please provide us with the information we requested on 7th March 2024.
Our request is now significantly overdue, we will be reporting this to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) with immediate effect.
Yours faithfully,
Grey Arrows Drone Club
Hi
Council does not hold this information so we referred the request on to
City of Derry Airport (on 7 March). I have contacted them to see if they
can provide an update. I apologise for the lack of response and will get
back to you as soon as they provide the information.
To enable the response under FOI can I please have your full name. (FOI
requests must be accompanied by a real name).
Thanks
Damian McCay
Information and Customer Services Officer
From: Grey Arrows Drone Club <[FOI #1099858 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:03 PM
To: foi <[Derry City and Strabane District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Freedom of Information
Request: Byelaws and Policies on Recreational Use of Drones
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
Please provide us with the information we requested on 7th March 2024.
Our request is now significantly overdue, we will be reporting this to the
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) with immediate effect.
Yours faithfully,
Grey Arrows Drone Club
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Please find attached the information requested on 7 March. I apologise for
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