Dear Hannah,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

OUR REFERENCE: SRBC/23/7319

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
Please quote the above reference number in all future correspondence. 

I can confirm that we have received your request for information, and that
it is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 or if appropriate the Environmental Information Regulations 2004,
which requires us to respond to your enquiry within 20 working days of its
receipt. You should therefore expect to receive a response by 15^th
February 2023.

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.

Please note that the information provided by South Ribble Borough Council
is intended for your personal use.  If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Information on the regulations can be obtained from the Office of Public
Sector Information and accessed directly on their website:

[1]http://www.opsi.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

FOI Department
South Ribble Borough Council

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received.

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Dear Hannah,

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

OUR REFERENCE: SRBC/23/7319

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
Please quote the above reference number in all future correspondence. 

I can confirm that we have received your request for information, and that
it is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 or if appropriate the Environmental Information Regulations 2004,
which requires us to respond to your enquiry within 20 working days of its
receipt. You should therefore expect to receive a response by 15^th
February 2023.

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.

Please note that the information provided by South Ribble Borough Council
is intended for your personal use.  If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Information on the regulations can be obtained from the Office of Public
Sector Information and accessed directly on their website:

[1]http://www.opsi.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

FOI Department
South Ribble Borough Council

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legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee.
If they have come to you in error you must not use, copy or communicate
them to anyone. Please advise the sender and permanently delete the e-mail
and attachments. Please note that while South Ribble Borough Council has
policies in place requiring its staff to use e-mail in an appropriate
manner, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual
sender may not necessarily reflect the views of South Ribble Borough
Council. South Ribble Borough Council may monitor e-mails sent or
received.

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Dear Climate Emergency UK,

I am writing in response to your request for information under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please find below, the details of your request and our response in blue.

RESPONSE:

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.

South Ribble Borough Council is a member of UK100, membership pledge
attached. Through membership of UK100 the Council shares best practice
and, accepting the enormity of the net zero challenge, seeks to lobby
government via this collaborative, network effort rather than
individually.

A list of UK100 Council members, including South Ribble Borough Council,
can also be found at [1]https://www.uk100.org/UK100membership.  The
attachment provided from UK100 provides details of work with parliament
during 2022, including giving evidence to the House of Lords Committee and
Environment and Climate Change, on the boiler upgrade scheme.  Other
examples of work with MPs and consultation responses can be found in this
attachment too.

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.

We hope the above answers your request. If you are unhappy with the
outcome, or the way in which South Ribble Council has handled your
request, you may wish to make an appeal.  This can be done in writing to
the Director of Governance, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland PR25 1DH
or by e-mail to: [2][South Ribble Borough Council request email]  clearly stating your reasons
for dissatisfaction. Please quote the above reference number in all
correspondence.

If your appeal is not upheld or you remain dissatisfied with our decision,
you can complain to the Information Commissioner by completing their
complaints form which can be found at:

[3]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/your...

The completed form may be submitted by e-mail to [4][email address] or
by post to Customer Contact, Information Commissioner’s Officer, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Please note that the information provided by South Ribble Borough Council
is intended for your personal use. If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Yours sincerely

FOI
South Ribble Borough Council

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This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may also be
legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee.
If they have come to you in error you must not use, copy or communicate
them to anyone. Please advise the sender and permanently delete the e-mail
and attachments. Please note that while South Ribble Borough Council has
policies in place requiring its staff to use e-mail in an appropriate
manner, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual
sender may not necessarily reflect the views of South Ribble Borough
Council. South Ribble Borough Council may monitor e-mails sent or
received.

References

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2. mailto:[South Ribble Borough Council request email]
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5. https://southribble.gov.uk/