In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow
Dear City of York Council,
In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow. As such, please tell me the number of Scots who have been shot in the last ten years by those taking advantaged of this law.
Yours faithfully,
Henry Shrimp
Dear Mr Shrimp
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000, of which we acknowledge receipt.
Your request has been passed to the appropriate officer to provide a response as soon as possible, and in any event within 20 working days, as required by the Act.
Kind regards
Paul Atkinson, for
Information Governance Officer
City of York Council
Telephone 01904 552933
[City of York Council request email]
Dear Mr Shrimp,
Thank you for your request.
After an extensive search of our records I can confirm that there are no
records of any Scotsmen being legally shot with a bow and arrow in the
last ten years.
There is however a vague recollection of an alleged occurrence several
centuries ago which involved a group of men from the Nottingham area,
dressed in green, who were enjoying a stag night in York.
Yours sincerely,
F Weeks
Fred Weeks | Administration and Business Manager
t: 01904 551622 | e: [1][email address]
City of York Council | Administration and Business Support
City Stragtegy | 9 St Leonards's Place | York YO1 7ET
[2]www.york.gov.uk | [3]facebook.com/cityofyork |[4]@CityofYork
Dear City of York Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I'm not sure this right. Can you have a look again.
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Yours faithfully,
Henry Shrimp
Dear Mr Shrimp,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST Y4718
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We will reply to you as soon as possible, but if you have any queries in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Paul Atkinson, for
Information Governance Officer
City of York Council
Telephone 01904 552933
[City of York Council request email]
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Phil Culmer left an annotation ()
The incident involving the stag party sounds familiar - if I recall correctly, a clergyman was also involved.