Ragwort impcts, ecology and control options - Laybourn et al

Waiting for an internal review by Food and Environment Research Agency of their handling of this request.

Dear Food and Environment Research Agency,

Review of evidence concerning ragwort impcts, ecology and control options
Report to Defra
October 2013
Laybourn et al
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?...

The above Fera report at page 14 refers to:
"direct contact with representatives of Government Agencies and other public bodies (e.g. Natural England, the Highways Agency, local councils), private companies (e.g. Network Rail) and NGOs, (e.g. Buglife);"

Information required
1. All correspondence sent and correspondence and information received between Fera and the Highways Agency in regard of the study /report.
2. As 1 above re Network Rail
3. As 1 above re Natural England
4. As 1 above in regard of County Councils (I presume that initially a standard letter was sent by fera so I only need one copy of that.)

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Ellson

Information Requests (DEFRA), Food and Environment Research Agency

 
 
Dear Mr Ellson
 
Please find attached an acknowledgement letter for your request for
information received on  15 June 2016.
 
Kind Regards
 
 
Marie Davies
 
Marie Davies
Information Rights Team
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Dear Mr Ellson,
 
Apologies for not attaching the letter, please find it now attached.
 
 
Kind Regards
 
 
Marie Davies
 
Marie Davies
Information Rights Team
[1][email address]
 
 
 
 

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Dear Mr Ellson, 
 
Please see the attached letter relating to your request for information.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Guy Mawhinney
Information Rights Team
[1][email address]
 
 
 
 
 

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

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Dear Mr Ellson,  
 
Please see the attached response to your request for information.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Guy Mawhinney
Information Rights Team
[1][email address]
 
 
 
 
 

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

This email and any attachments is intended for the named recipient only.
If you have received it in error you have no authority to use, disclose,
store or copy any of its contents and you should destroy it and inform the
sender.
Whilst this email and associated attachments will have been checked for
known viruses whilst within Defra systems we can accept no responsibility
once it has left our systems.
Communications on Defra's computer systems may be monitored and/or
recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other
lawful purposes.

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Dear Information Requests (DEFRA),

I am grateful for the information received, the work involved in supplying it in a practical format, and fully recognise the appropriateness of withholding personal data. I do, however, take issue with the following section of your letter:

"All email ‘headers’ and ‘footers’ containing personal information have been withheld. This information should be withheld under regulation 12(3) read in conjunction with regulations 13 (1) and 13(2)(a)(i) of the EIRs, as the information constitutes personal data relating to persons other than you. These regulations provide that personal data relating to other persons is exempt information if disclosure would breach any of the data protection principles in the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA)."

You have not only withheld personal data, but job titles, departmental information, office addresses etc which do not constitute personal data.

I should be grateful if you would be so kind as to review and remedy these omissions in regard to my requests.

Yours faithfully,

Bill Ellson