Local legislation information for circus animals performing on council owned land

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Dear Lewes District Council,

I wish to request through the Freedom of Information Act, the following details, in answer to the questions below:

1) Does this this council allow circuses with performing animals that were caught in the wild, to use council owned land for its shows (or any other business)?

2) Does the council allow circuses with performing animals that are normally wild, but were bred in captivity, to use council land for its shows?

3) Does the council allow circuses with performing animals that are domesticated (or domestic if you make a further distinction) to use council owned land for its shows?

Thanking you. I hope I can receive your soonest response please.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Aniel Paranjpe
UK Citizen.

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request which was received today
and is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

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Lewes District Council

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Dear Mr Paranjpe,

 

Thank you for your request for information sent to us on 12 October 2016.

 

In answer to your question, Lewes District Council does not allow any
circuses with animals to perform on their land.

 

I hope this answers your question satisfactorily.  If, however, you are
unhappy with the way the District Council has handled your request you may
ask for an internal review.  In the first instance you should email
[Lewes District Council request email] within 40 Working Days stating your reasons for a review.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you then
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

email: [email address]  

web: ico.gov.uk

telephone: 01625 545745 or 0303 123 1113

 

You are allowed to use any information obtained via Freedom of Information
requests for non-commercial purposes such as research, private study,
reviews and news reporting. However, in many cases, this information will
be protected by the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 and/or the
regulations relating to the re-use of public sector information. If it is
your intention to copy the information for commercial purposes or re-use
it then you should apply to the Council for permission at [Lewes District Council request email]
The Council will then advise you whether the information is subject to
copyright and/or available for re-use and if necessary provide you with a
licence. 

 

Yours faithfully,

Tracey Wallace

 

Information Governance Officer

Lewes District Council

[email address]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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