Funding of ‘social distancing planters’ in Bromley town centre
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’d be grateful if you could state:
- which bodies provided funding for the ‘social distancing planters’ on many streets in Bromley town centre
- the proportion of the funding that came from each body, including any European Union bodies
Yours faithfully,
James Hamilton
24 Plaistow Grove
Bromley
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please can you update me on when I can expect a response to this request? It is now late.
Yours faithfully,
James Hamilton
Dear Requester,
Further to your recent FOI enquiry (22736) having completed my enquiries,
please see response(s) to your FOI request highlighted in blue below,
which have been provided by a senior member of staff in the Environmental
Services and Public Protection department.
FOI RESPONSE(S) BELOW:
Q1. which bodies provided funding for the ‘social distancing planters’ on
many streets in Bromley town centre
Response: The funding for the planters was provided via a grant from the
European Regional Development Fund
Q2. the proportion of the funding that came from each body, including any
European Union bodies
Response: 100% from the ERDF
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We trust this completes your FOI enquiry which has now been closed.
Thank you for your request.
Regards
FOI Co-ordinator
Environment and Public Protection
London Borough of Bromley
[1]https://www.bromley.gov.uk/submitting a freedom of information request
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Please note:
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Sec
(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a
request is held. The second duty at Sec (1)(b) is to disclose information
which is permitted to the public domain and that has been confirmed as
being held. Where exemptions are relied upon s17 of FOIA requires that we
provide the requester with a notice which: a) states fact b) specifies
exemption(s) in question and c) states (if that would not otherwise be
apparent) why exemption applies.
Section 12 (1) of the Freedom of the Freedom of Information Act states
that a public authority is not obliged to:…. “comply with a request for
information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the
request would exceed the appropriate time limit of 18 hours of an officers
time to manually review records, retrieve and collate the data which we
are not obliged to do under the act if to do so would exceed the 18 hour
time limit.
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can make a complaint and request a review by writing to:
London Borough of Bromley, Mr Graham Walton – Democratic Services, Civic
Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3UH, Telephone: 0208 461 7743
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your review, you have a
right to appeal directly to the:Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, Telephone: 0303
123 1113 or 01625 545 745.
References
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1. https://www.bromley.gov.uk/forms/form/34...
Dear Requester,
Further to your recent FOI enquiry (22736) having completed my enquiries,
please see response(s) to your FOI request highlighted in blue below,
which have been provided by a senior member of staff in the Environmental
Services and Public Protection department.
FOI RESPONSE(S) BELOW:
Q1. Which bodies provided funding for the ‘social distancing planters’ on
many streets in Bromley town centre.
Response: The funding for the planters was provided via a grant from the
European Regional Development Fund.
Q2. The proportion of the funding that came from each body, including any
European Union bodies.
Response: 100% from the ERDF.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We trust this completes your FOI enquiry which has now been closed.
Thank you for your request.
Regards
FOI Co-ordinator
Environment and Public Protection
London Borough of Bromley
[1]www.bromley.gov.uk
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note:
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Sec
(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a
request is held. The second duty at Sec (1)(b) is to disclose information
which is permitted to the public domain and that has been confirmed as
being held. Where exemptions are relied upon s17 of FOIA requires that we
provide the requester with a notice which: a) states fact b) specifies
exemption(s) in question and c) states (if that would not otherwise be
apparent) why exemption applies.
Section 12 (1) of the Freedom of the Freedom of Information Act states
that a public authority is not obliged to:…. “comply with a request for
information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the
request would exceed the appropriate time limit of 18 hours of an officers
time to manually review records, retrieve and collate the data which we
are not obliged to do under the act if to do so would exceed the 18 hour
time limit.
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can make a complaint and request a review by writing to:
London Borough of Bromley, Mr Graham Walton – Democratic Services, Civic
Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3UH, Telephone: 0208 461 7743
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your review, you have a
right to appeal directly to the:Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, Telephone: 0303
123 1113 or 01625 545 745.
References
Visible links
1. http://www.bromley.gov.uk/
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