Dear Luke,

Thank you for your request for information. I note you have referred to your request as a Freedom of Information request however, as you are asking for information about the environment, it has been determined that your request falls under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).

I can confirm your request has been passed to the relevant department who will endeavour to search for any information held and provide you with a response as soon as is possible. This will be within 20 working days and in any case by 4 March 2024.

Please note that in some instances there may be a charge for information provided under EIR, if this is the case in respect of your request, the relevant officer will be in contact to advise you of any charge and explain the next steps. If there is a charge for information, as soon as the City of Doncaster Council receives payment, your request will be processed and responded to accordingly and in line with EIR, within 20 working days.

Many thanks
Ellen Dook

Information Governance Officer
Corporate Resources
City of Doncaster Council

Phone 01302 736745
Address Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU
Website www.doncaster.gov.uk

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Dear Luke,

Thank you for your Environmental Information Regulation request dated 5 February 2024 for information about Council-owned buildings with flammable cladding. Please find below City of Doncaster Council’s responses to the questions you have raised.

1. I would like to know how much money in contracts from the council has been given to the following companies since July 2017: Kingspan and Rydon.
Response: No contracts have been in place between the Council and Kingspan or Rydon.

2. Following the Grenfell fire how many council tower blocks (over 18 meters high) were identified as having flammable cladding (likely made from aluminium composite material)?
3. How many of these high rises still have flammable cladding?
4. How many other council-owned buildings, under 18m, currently have flammable cladding? I would like this broken down into building type - school, hospital ect
Response: This information is held by St. Leger Homes of Doncaster Ltd who work on behalf of the Council, they can be contacted at [email address].

I hope that this information is useful to you.

The City of Doncaster Council estimates that it has cost £46 to respond to this request for information.

Reviewing any decisions made:

If you are not happy with this reply you can ask us to review our response. To do this write to us within 40 working days of receiving your response at the address below or email [email address]

If you do not agree with the review decision you can apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision about our compliance or otherwise with the Freedom of Information legislation. Contact details for the ICO are: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. www.ico.org.uk Telephone 0303 123 1113.

Ellen Dook
Information Governance Officer
Corporate Resources
City of Doncaster Council

Address Civic Office, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BU
Website www.doncaster.gov.uk

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