Health and Safety Fines and breaches
Dear Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council,
I am writing to submit a Freedom of Information request regarding any fines that may have received due to breaches of health and safety regulations in the last 5 years.
Specifically, I would like to obtain information about instances where the council has been fined for such breaches.
Please provide the following details for each instance, if applicable:
Date of the fine
Nature of the breach
Amount of the fine
Any actions taken by the council in response to the breach and subsequent fine
I understand that under the Freedom of Information Act, I am entitled to this information. I look forward to your prompt response within the statutory timeframe of 20 working days.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Karl Bardsley
REF: FOI 18818
Good afternoon,
We acknowledge with thanks your application for information, which has been considered as a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
As such, this may take up to 20 working days to be processed and has been passed on to an appropriate officer.
Also please be aware that in certain circumstances an exemption may apply to the information that you have requested. This also includes the possible requirement of the statutory period to supply a response, being extended in accordance with the Act.
Should you have any queries, please contact: [email address]
Kind regards
Information Management Team
Oldham Council
Civic Centre
West Street
Oldham
OL1 1UL
Dear Mr Bardsley,
In response to your Freedom of Information request I can confirm that
Oldham Council have not received any fines for breaches of Health and
Safety legislation in the last 5 years.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date
of receipt of your original response and should be forwarded to:
Email: [1][email address]
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Oldham
OL1 1UL
Regards
Samantha
Samantha Cox
Environmental Health Manager
Chadderton Town Hall
Middleton Road
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 6PP
07889993314
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Dear Samantha Cox,
Could you please clarify
1)What the below expenses is for and what did they do?
2)why was this company called in and what did they do
3)was this as a result of H and S advice
General Provision - Repairs & Maintenance WSP UK Ltd 04/01/2023 40,000.00
Yours sincerely,
Karl bardsley
Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the officeand will return
on the 2 October 2023 and will respond at that time.
This email has not been forwarded in my absence.
If your request is urgent please contact our Contact Centre on 0161 770
2244 or visit our website at [1]https://www.oldham.gov.uk
ge.
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Ref: EIR 18945
Good afternoon,
We acknowledge with thanks your application for information, which has been considered as a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
As such, this may take up to 20 working days to be processed and has been passed on to an appropriate officer.
Also please be aware that in certain circumstances an exemption may apply to the information that you have requested. This also includes the possible requirement of the statutory period to supply a response, being extended in accordance with the Act.
Should you have any queries, please contact: [email address]
Kind regards
Information Management Team
Oldham Council
Civic Centre
West Street
Oldham
OL1 1UL
Dear Mr. Bardsley,
Please find below the responses to your further questions as detailed
below :-
1) What the below expenses is for and what did they do?
General Provision - Repairs & Maintenance WSP UK Ltd 04/01/2023
40,000.00
ANS The commission to WSP was to provide technical support to Oldham
Council. This included specialist advice on the management of Bridge
joints and structural assessment of Bridge joints.
2) why was this company called in and what did they do
ANS To provide technical support to Oldham Council relating to
refurbishment works to Manchester Street Viaduct. This included specialist
advice on the management of bridge joints and structural assessment of
bridge joints.
3) was this as a result of H and S advice
ANS No.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date
of receipt of your original response and should be forwarded to:
Email: [1][email address]
Legal Services
OMBC, PO Box 33,
Civic Centre, West Street,
Oldham
OL1 1UL
Regards
Neil
Neil Crabtree MCIEH
Head of Public Protection
Oldham Council
Sir Robert Peacock House
Vulcan Street
Oldham OL1 4LA
Mobile. 07791 960174
[2][email address]
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Confidentiality: This email and its contents and any attachments are
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to the above named, please delete or destroy the email and any attachments
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Security and Viruses: This note confirms that this email message has been
swept for the presence of computer viruses. However, we advise that in
keeping with good management practice, the recipient should ensure that
the email together with any attachments are virus free by running a virus
scan themselves. We cannot accept any responsibility for any damage or
loss caused by software viruses.
Monitoring: The Council undertakes monitoring of both incoming and
outgoing emails. You should therefore be aware that if you send an email
to a person within the Council it may be subject to any monitoring deemed
necessary by the organisation from time to time. The views of the author
may not necessarily reflect those of the Council.
Access as a public body: The Council may be required to disclose this
email (or any response to it) under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000,
unless the information in it is covered by one of the exemptions in the
Act.
Data Protection: The council is committed to ensuring that we are
transparent about the ways in which we use personal information and that
we have the right controls in place to ensure it is used responsibly and
is kept safe from inappropriate access, theft or misuse. Further
information on how we use personal information and individual's privacy
rights can be found at [4]www.oldham.gov.uk/dataprotection
Legal documents: The Council does not accept service of legal documents by
email.
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