Horticultural practices

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Dear Falkirk Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

1. Does the council manage the grounds for schools, nurseries and hospitals? If so, please provide a list where the use of glyphosate is permitted on their grounds.

2. How much does the council spend on mowing grass every year? (Please include staff costs of people employed to undertake this (either contractors or council staff) and equipment costs).

3. How much grassed open space (both informal and formal) does the council manage and maintain in total?

4. How much does the council spend on purchasing bedding plants for floral displays and where are the plants sourced from?

5. How much does the council spend on the maintenance of these floral displays per year?

6. On average, how many complaints does the council get about weeds every year?

7. Does the council use peat-based compost? If so, how much is used each year?

8. How is the council implementing the ‘Pollinator Strategy for Scotland 2017-2027’ (https://www.nature.scot/pollinator-strat...

If it is not possible to provide the information requested above for any reason, I would be grateful for any further advice or assistance as to how I can refine my request. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs as necessary.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

James Byrne

FOI, Falkirk Council

Good afternoon,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

We acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 16 August 2020 . The Reference Number for this is 102290.

In terms of the relevant legislation, we have 20 working days to deal with your request from the date that we received it. Where possible, we will respond sooner. However, as you might expect, Covid-19 is currently impacting on our ability to respond to requests. This may be because staff are working from home and are therefore unable to carry out full searches for information or because staff are working on delivering essential front-line services. The Scottish Information Commissioner (who oversees compliance with FOI legislation in Scotland) has the ability to recognise any unavoidable reasons for delay in considering any appeals for non-compliance with statutory timescales.

Please therefore bear with us at this difficult time. If you are able to narrow the scope of your request, that would be very helpful and may mean we can respond to you more quickly. Alternatively, please consider withdrawing your request and resubmitting it once normal service has resumed.

If you would like to know how we treat your personal information, you can read more on the Council’s privacy webpage - https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/privacy/.

On behalf of Falkirk Council
Lynn
Information Team

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James Baillie, Falkirk Council

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Good Afternoon,

 

Please find attached response to your freedom of information enquiry.

 

Regards

James Baillie

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