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Our Ref: 12760  

Dear Mr Grainger,

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Kind regards,
 
Catherine

Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [email address]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Our Ref: FOI ID 12760

Date: 21 August 2023

DearEnquirier

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your for Freedom of Information request for details of Licenced
Premises/Persons/TENs data for Shilbottle, Longhorsely, Felton and
Thirston.

Right of Access

Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.

(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and

(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.

The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.

The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.

Duty to confirm or deny

Northumberland County Council neither confirms nor denies whether it holds
the information you have requested.
 
The List of Licenced Premises is attached.
 
Exemptions

The Freedom of Information Act sets out various exemptions to the right of
access.

You requested a copy of Personal Licences -
This is exempt under Section 40(2) as this is third party personal
data.  Section 40(2) of the Act makes provision for public authorities to
refuse requests for information where the information constitutes personal
data and disclosing it would breach the principles of fair and lawful
processing set out in the General Data Protection Regulations and Data
Protection Act 2018.
 
You requested a list of TENs for Shilbottle, Longhorsely, Felton and
Thirston -
This is exempt under Section 12(1) as the cost of compliance exceeds the
appropriate limit.  The time and cost involved in extracting the requested
information would exceed our statutory obligation to comply with the
request.  It would take approximately 830 hours to get this information
together because we hae 9965 TENs on our system and each one would take
approximately 5 minutes to look at and retrieve the relevant TENs you are
interested in. 

Notice of Refusal

Please treat this letter as a Notice of Refusal as regards the information
covered by the Section 40(2) and Section 12(1) Exemptions.

Advice and Assistance

The County Council recognises its statutory duty to provide advice and
assistance under Section 16 of the Act.

Subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the Council
is seeking to be transparent and open in its response.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2 months
from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office:

Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF
Email: [email address]

Information Commissioner

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with
in accordance with the requirements of the Act at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [email address]

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Kind regards

Public Protection FOI Co-ordinator
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [email address]
Web: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Our Ref: FOI 12760

Date: 21 August 2023

Dear Enquirer

INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your request for Information in relation to  

Please accept my apologies, I have responded to your request with
infomattion for a different request.  I will get your response to you
today.   Please delete the email I have sent.

Yours faithfully

FOI/EIR Coordinator - Public Protection
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [email address]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Our Ref: FOI ID 12760

Date: 21 August 2023

Dear Enquirier

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I refer to your Freedom of Information request for details of   an up to
date list of licenced dog breeders in Northumberland, and their ratings.

Right of Access

Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.

(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and

(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.

The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.

The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.

Duty to confirm or deny

The public interest test requires Northumberland County Council to confirm
that we hold information in relation to licensed dog breeders and their
ratings.  

Exemptions

The Freedom of Information Act sets out various exemptions to the right of
access.

In the present case the County Council takes the view that the information
relating to your request is exempt under the following provisions;

Section 21 of the Act states that a public Authority does not need to
provide information under section 1 of the Act if that information is
reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means.

The information is available by using the following link
 
https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Protec...

Notice of Refusal

Please treat this letter as a Notice of Refusal as regards the information
covered by the Section 21 Exemption.

Advice and Assistance

The County Council recognises its statutory duty to provide advice and
assistance under Section 16 of the Act.

Subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the Council
is seeking to be transparent and open in its response.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2 months
from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office:

Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF
Email: [email address]

Information Commissioner

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with
in accordance with the requirements of the Act at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [email address]

There is no charge for making an appeal.

Kind regards

Public Protection FOI Co-ordinator
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF

Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [email address]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Dear Sir or Madam
Thank you for your email.  I have tested the link which was provided to
you in our response dated 21 August 2023, and can confirm that it does
refer to a page which is currently  live on the Northumberland County
Council website.  It may be that there was a temporary technical error
when you tried to access the page previously.  You may also wish to try
copying the text of the link into your web browser rather than clicking on
the link itself:
https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Protec...
Regards
Graham
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
E: [Northumberland County Council request email] 
T: 0345 600 6400

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From: R. Grainger <[FOI #1014770 email]>
Sent: 21 August 2023 11:16
To: Information Governance <[Northumberland County Council request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI Exemption S21 (Accessible by other means)
 
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Dear Northumberland County Council,

I note you refused this request under Section 21, but the link you
provided that is supposed to contain the information I requested redirects
to a ‘not found’ page. I therefore dispute that the refusal is correct.

Please can you either provide a correct link or handle my request?

Yours faithfully,

R. Grainger

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