Lobbying for climate action & funding
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 11 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council,
Please treat this as an Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.
I would like information about your council’s lobbying work in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following question:
Has the council written to or met with UK national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2019? Please provide some evidence of the most recent letter or meeting such as a copy of the letter or email sent, or the date, topic of meeting and position of the person that the meeting was held with.
This includes either asking for more powers and funding for local authorities to take climate action, or asking for the government to take further action themselves. This includes working with other local authorities to send joint letters or meetings to lobby UK or devolved governments, and includes both general climate action and calls for action on specific issues such as transport where climate change is mentioned as a motivating factor for taking action.
This includes if a cabinet member or other councillor has written to or met with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Ms Jewell
Ref: 2023/01/026
Thank you for your email requesting information. Your request will be
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We will aim to provide you with a response on or before 13 FEBRUARY 2023.
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Dawn Jenkins
Performance & Governance Administrator
FOI Requests
Antrim Civic Centre, 50 Stiles Way, Antrim. BT41 2UB [2]ANBC Logo
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Dear Ms Jewell,
Council Response: 2023/01/026
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please find responses
to your questions in the attached table. If you are dissatisfied with the
way in which we have handled your request for information you may request
an internal review by contacting:
Liz Johnston
Deputy Director of Performance and Governance
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Antrim Civic Centre
50 Stiles Way
BT41 2UB
Email: [1][email address]
If after the internal review is completed you remain dissatisfied you may
appeal to the Information Commissioner by contacting:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Email: [2][email address]
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Laura McDonald
Governance Administrator
FOI Requests
Antrim Civic Centre, 50 Stiles Way, Antrim. BT41 2UB [4]ANBC Logo
T: 028 9446 3113
E: [3][Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council request email]
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If you have received this email in error please notify the sender
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expressed in the email message you have received are those of the
individual and not necessarily of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
The Council reserves the right to monitor all inbound and outbound email
for security/audit purposes. All personal data will be processed in
accordance with current data protection legislation – for more information
see our website www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/gdpr. This email message
and any attachments has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses.
However, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council does not guarantee these
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