Lobbying for climate action & funding
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Oxford City Council as part of a batch sent to 181 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Oxford City Council,
Please treat this as a 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 Hannah Jewell,
Freedom of Information, Oxford City Council – Reference: 11716
Thank you for your email. Your request was received on 16th January 2023 and you will be sent a response within 20 working days (of receipt) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000/ Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
Due to an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Requests currently, it is likely that some requests may go beyond the 20 working days. We are working as hard as possible to respond in a timely manner, but we feel it is better to keep requestors informed in advance.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
| Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council | St Aldates Chambers | St Aldates | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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Dear Oxford City Council,
Thank you for taking the time to look at the FOI/EIR request I have submitted.
This is a polite reminder that the legal deadline by which you needed to respond to the FOI/EIR request was 13th February 2023, which has now passed.
I would be very grateful if you could ensure that you respond to this request as soon as you can.
All the best,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Dear Hannah Jewell,
I am writing to you regarding your Freedom of Information Request, reference number 11716, regarding climate change lobbying from our Council and Councillors. Unfortunately, we are still working on this, and the response to your request has been delayed. I wish to apologise for this delay, and any resulting inconvenience caused. Please be assured that we are actively working on the response to your request, and will provide you with the response as soon as possible.
Many thanks,
Freedom of Information Officer
| Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council | St Aldates Chambers | St Aldates | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
For any Data Protection queries please send the email directly to the [email address] mailbox
Dear Hannah Jewell,
Re: Freedom of Information Request, Oxford City Council – Reference: 11716
Further to the acknowledgement below, please see attached response to your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request, which we received on 16th January 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
| Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council | St Aldates Chambers | St Aldates | Oxford | OX1 1DS |
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