Municipal Port Review explain or comply policy

The request was partially successful.

Dear Department for Transport,
Following on from request F0014336 in which you state "The Review made a number of recommendations that those local authorities that own
ports should consider in how they manage these important assets. While the Department
encouraged local authorities to consider the recommendations in the document, we did not
require Local Authorities to change the management and governance arrangements for
their ports. That would not be consistent with the Department’s relationship with Local
Authority ports nor its legal powers.

I would like to refer to SN04089 which can be found here http://researchbriefings.files.parliamen...
i quote "Although it is aimed specifically at trust ports, all ports are encouraged to use the relevant elements of this guidance as a benchmark, as all ports on whom Parliament has devolved statutory powers and duties in the public interest should be accountable for their use. Municipal ports should, however, focus on 'Opportunities for Ports in Local Authority Ownership'. Given the similarities between the two sectors, it provides useful supplementary reading alongside this document, and vice versa. The aim is to encourage the continued development of an open and accountable relationship between all ports, their users and local communities

the document also refers to a Comply or Explain policy "we introduce the approach of 'comply or explain', to allow room for ports in certain circumstances to explain why, in a specific case, a particular standard has not been met. In the few places where a particular standard is aimed solely at a certain size of port this is made clear in the text. For all others, these standards should be read as applying to the sector as a whole."
Although the Department has no power to intervene in any dispute, they can make representations to the authority and ask for an explanation of the authority’s actions.

1. Do you enforce a Comply or Explain policy
2. How is the process of you asking for an explaination of a authoritys actions begun
3. What are your actions when a port is not making the benchmark standards

Yours faithfully,

gavin dalton

Department for Transport

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Dear Gavin Dalton

Please find attached the response to your correspondence about Ports in
the UK.

Thank you,

Department for Transport
PO Correspondence
5/22 Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
LONDON
SW1P 4DR

http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/contact/

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Dear Department for Transport,
Thank you for your reply, but you have failed to supply the information. The point of my enquiry was that if a Municipal port fails to comply or explain or follow any other guidelines what do you do about it.
1. Do you enforce a Comply or Explain policy
2. How is the process of you asking for an explaination of a authoritys actions begun
3. What are your actions when a port is not making the benchmark standards

Yours faithfully,

gavin dalton

Department for Transport

Dear Gavin Dalton,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information which
has been allocated reference number P0014601.

A response will be issued to you in due course.

Regards,

Department for Transport
FOI Advice Team
Information & Security Division
Zone D/04
Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7GA

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Dear Department for Transport,
Can i have a update on the progess of this request

Yours faithfully,

gavin dalton

FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT, Department for Transport

Dear Gavin Dalton,

Thank you for your email.

As your previous email was received on 1st March the deadline to respond is the 29th March.

Kind regards,

Department for Transport
FOI Advice Team
Information & Security Division
Zone D/04
Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7GA

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FOI-ADVICE-TEAM-DFT, Department for Transport

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Dear Mr Dalton,

 

Please find attached the response to your Freedom of Information request,
F0014601. I am sorry for the time taken to reply.

 

Kind regards

 

 

[1][IMG]          Jeremy Thompson 
FOI Advice Team, Group Commercial Services Directorate 

D/04, Ashdown House
Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7GA  

020 7944 8091       
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