Local Authority Out of Hours Response Arrangements

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Dear Central Bedfordshire Council,

Does your Council provide a specific response or telephone advice to emergency services or emergency planning colleagues for Environmental Health and/or Trading Standards related incidents that occur outside the hours of 0800-1800 Monday to Friday or at weekends and bank holidays?

If so please elaborate on what types of incident (e.g. fires at commercial/industrial premises and release/deposition of Asbestos Containing Material, unlicensed storage/stockpiling of petrol) and the service provided (e.g. 1. telephone advice only 2. liaison with Emergency Services at scene/forward control point 3. next working day response 4.nothing).

Yours faithfully,

Jeff Diamond

Joanne Mulliner, Central Bedfordshire Council

Information request
Our reference: 2332265

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Dear Mr Diamond
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 8 March
2019 concerning:
 
Q1. Does your Council provide a specific response or telephone advice to
emergency services or emergency planning colleagues for Environmental
Health and/or Trading Standards related incidents that occur outside the
hours of 0800-1800 Monday to Friday or at weekends and bank holidays?
Q2. If so please elaborate on what types of incident (e.g. fires at
commercial/industrial premises and release/deposition of Asbestos
Containing Material, unlicensed storage/stockpiling of petrol) and the
service provided (e.g. 1. telephone advice only 2. liaison with Emergency
Services at scene/forward control point 3. next working day response
4.nothing).
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 9 April 2019.
 
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Yours sincerely
 
 
Joanne Mulliner
Freedom of Information Officer
Information Governance
0300 300 4179
[Central Bedfordshire Council request email]
 
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Joanne Mulliner, Central Bedfordshire Council

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Information request
Our reference: 2332265

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Dear Mr Diamond
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 8 March 2019.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Joanne Mulliner
Freedom of Information Officer
Information Governance
0300 300 4179
[Central Bedfordshire Council request email]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.