Thank you for your information request received today.

I am currently reviewing your request and investigating whether there is
any information available for disclosure.  The council, in accordance with
Section 10 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000), will reply to your
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following the date of receipt.

Please contact me again if you require any assistance with your request
and I will do my best to provide the relevant help and advice.

Kind Regards

Information Governance Officer

Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

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Dear Ms Bowen,

Information Request:  EFOI 6378

Thank you for your information request dated 28^th February 2018 received
in our office on the same day.

Please can you let me know:

a) how many meetings have been requested by Friends of the Earth since
June 2016

b) how many meetings have been held between Eastbourne Council and Friends
of the Earth since June 2016

c) Are there are any minutes of these meetings

d) if there are any minutes, please can you attach them

e) who attended the meetings from Eastbourne Council

f) when will the next meeting be between Eastbourne Council and Friends of
the Earth will be

I have reviewed your request and investigated whether there is any
information which can be disclosed to you.  Please find below the
information the council holds, and which I am pleased to provide to you.

Following the meeting between the Leader of the Council David Tutt and
Andrew Durling in 2016 Eastbourne Borough Council (EBC) can confirm that
informal liaison has been maintained between EBC and Mr Durling however
this has not necessarily been under his remit with Friends of the Earth. 
There are no minutes that I can forward to you for these meetings as they
were held on an informal basis.

Councillor Tutt also informs me that as a result of his liaison with
Andrew Durling, a member of his County group has submitted a Notice of
Motion to ESCC aimed at tackling air pollution.  Councillor Tutt has also
met with other members of Friends of the Earth but again, not necessarily
in their capacity as FoE representatives.

I trust that this deals with your enquiry to your satisfaction, but if you
feel that Eastbourne Borough Council has misunderstood or not responded
appropriately to your request, you have two courses of action:

o You can clarify the terms of your original request to allow this to be
looked at again  (if you expand your request this will be dealt with
as a new request)
o All applicants have a 'right of appeal'.  An appeal should be focused
on the original request and should identify how the council’s response
failed to answer your Information Request.  Appeals must be made in
writing (or e-mail) within 40 working days of receipt of this response
and addressed to the Information Governance Appeals Officer, to the
address below. 

Information Governance Appeals Officer

Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council

1 Grove Road

EASTBOURNE

BN21 4TW     

E-mail  : [1][email address]

After the council’s internal appeals procedure has been exhausted, a
further appeal about the same Information Request can be directed to the
Information Commissioner for adjudication.  Full details will be provided
should an appeal proceed to this stage.

Please note:

If you are considering re-using the information disclosed to you through
this request, for any purpose outside of what could be considered for
personal use, you are required under the Public Sector Re-use of
Information Regulations 2015 to make an Application for Re-use to the
organisation you have requested the information from.  Applications for
Re-Use should be directed to the address detailed in the footer below.

Please contact me again, quoting your reference number, if you require any
further assistance with your current request and I will do my best to
provide the relevant help and advice.

Yours sincerely

Regards,

Kevin Rance

Information Governance Officer

Tel: +44(0)1273 471600

[2][email address]

Lewes and Eastbourne Legal Services acting on behalf of Lewes District
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