Local Authority Out of Hours Response Arrangements

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset 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

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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From:    Jeff Diamond <[FOI #559164 email]>

Sent:     08 March 2019 13:02

To:          Information Governance

Subject:               Freedom of Information request - Local Authority
Out of Hours Response

Arrangements

 

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset 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

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