Lobbying for climate action & funding
Climate Emergency UK made this Freedom of Information request to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council as part of a batch sent to 151 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough 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 Ms Jewell
Thank you for your request for information.
Your request will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if it
relates to environmental information).
You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council.
Yours sincerely
Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol/for Director of Legal
Services
Dear Ms Jewell
We refer to your request for information submitted on 16th January 2023
which has been considered in accordance with the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.
Please refer to the following links for further information:
Refer to Amended Notice of Motion
[1]https://rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDoc...
Refer to Item 10 Notice of Motion
[2]https://rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk/documents...
Climate Change Cabinet Sub Committee
[3]https://rctcbc.moderngov.co.uk/ieListMee...
We apologise for the delay in responding to your request. We hope the
information provided is satisfactory.
If you are dissatisfied with the response, you can request an internal
review. If you wish to exercise this right, you must do so within 40
working days of the date of this response. Please set out in writing your
grounds and send your appeal to Mrs Julie Llewellyn. She may be reached at
[4][email address] or at RCT CBC, The Pavilions, Clydach
Vale, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX.
Additionally you may, if you wish, find out more about the Freedom of
Information Act & Environmental Information Regulations from the
Information Commissioner at [5]http://www.ico.org.uk/
Yours sincerely
Llywodraethu Corfforaethol/Corporate Governance
ar ran Cyfarwyddwr y Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol/for Director of Legal
Services
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