Further RNLI Comms - vegetation management
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Since the publishing of the previous RNLI FOI, 2 consultation options have been published for the future management of Hoylake foreshore.
The comms detailed how the RNLI were considering the clearance they’d need for operations to continue at Hoylake.
Since this was published, the RNLI crew have been witnessed movinh over the vegetation at King’s Gap.
The management of vegetation for RNLI purposes features greatly in this consultation.
A 10 metre strip along the prom wall threatens a number of endangered plant species located only in that area due to their highly specialised adaptation.
For full transparency of the perceived necessary management action from the RNLI, and communication since November, please update the appropriate communications.
“As part of a beach management plan, the council officers working on possible options at Hoylake needed to communicate to the RNLI in regards to developing vegetation and whether it may have any impact on their operations from the Hoylake lifeboat station.
Please release all communications between emails ending in @rnli.org to Wirral council officers and councillors which relate to the topic of the management of developing vegetation at Hoylake beach.
The officers would be
Colin Clayton
David Armstrong
Neil Thomas
And councillors
Max Booth
Andrew Gardner
Tony Cox
Any communication from the above to the RNLI on a local and national level on the subject of developing vegetation at Hoylake Beach.”
Yours faithfully,
Richard
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Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
Thank you for your reply.
Mr Richard James Elton, the information required to progress the above FOI.
Yours sincerely,
Richard
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
Politely prompting for a response to the above please, due to the normal response time-frame expiring.
Yours sincerely,
Richard
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
Polite reminder for a response to the above request on the RNLI comms to natural England and the council as detailed in the original request on the management of Hoylake beach.
10 weeks have now passed since the clarification sent for the FOI to continue.
Yours sincerely,
Richard
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
To whom it may concern,
The additional information requested - my full name - was sent on the 26th February. (Richard James Elton), and therefore almost 2 months have passed since this clarifying information was sent.
Please update on the status of this request.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Elton
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Further RNLI Comms - vegetation management'.
Almost 2 months have passed since clarifying details (full name - Richard James Elton) were provided.
Requesting an internal review in this FOI request.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...
Yours faithfully,
Richard James Elton
Hoylake
Dear Mr Elton
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Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs).
In response to your enquiries submitted on 19 and 24 February 2024, Wirral
Council can confirm that all Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI)
correspondence has now been published as part of an appendix to the
Council’s Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee (ECET)
Committee report of 15 April 2024. This is available online at the
following link but for ease of reference we have also attached a copy.
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Finance – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
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