Dear Mr. Mann

I acknowledge receipt of your email which is receiving attention.

I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to your request.

Yours sincerely

Neil McKay
Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
North Lanarkshire Council
Democratic and Legal Services
Working From Home
Please contact by email

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Dear Mr. Mann

Request for Information

I refer again to your e‑mail of 3 September 2021 seeking information in
relation to seasonal rangers.

Having investigated my response to your 15 enquiries is as follows:-

(1)         The following table sets out the number of full time equivalent
Access Officers employed by North Lanarkshire Council in 2016/17 to 2020/21:

Year No. of Access Officers (FTE)
2016/17 2
2017/18 2
2018/19 2
2019/20 2
2020/21 1

(2)         The following table sets out the number of non seasonal rangers
employed from 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

 1.  

  No. of Non-seasonal Rangers  (FTE)
Year Senior Countryside Ranger Countryside Ranger
2016/17 2 5
2017/18 2 4
2018/19 2 5
2019/20 2 5
2020/21 1 5

(3)         The current position (September 2021) is that 1.25 FTE seasonal
ranger is employed.

(4)         The following table sets out the number of times the local access
forum met in 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

Year No. of Meetings
2016/17 2
2017/18 2
2018/19 2
2019/20 2
2020/21 0

(5)         552km (343 miles) over the stated years, on the basis that there
have been no significant changes from year to year.

(6)/(7)  The following table sets out the number of Section 11 Orders
issued from 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

  No. of Section 11 Orders Issued
Year Less than 6 days 6 Days or More
2016/17 1 0
2017/18 2 0
2018/19 0 0
2019/20 0 0
2020/21 0 0

(8)         The following table sets out the number of Section 14 Notices issued
to land owners requiring obstructions to be removed from 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

  No. of Section 14

Year Notices Issued
2016/17 0
2017/18 0
2018/19 0
2019/20 0
2020/21 0

(9)         Not applicable.

(10)      The following table sets out the number of Section 21 Path Agreements
issued from 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

  No. of Section 21

Year Path Agreements Issued
2016/17 0
2017/18 0
2018/19 0
2019/20 0
2020/21 0

(11)      The following table sets out the capital expenditure on paths from
2016/17 to 2020/21:-

Year Capital Expenditure
                  £
2016/17                 0
2017/18                 0
2018/19                 0
2019/20 211,594.39
2020/21   85,089.82

(12)      The following table sets out the total match capital funding for paths
from 2016/17 to 2020/21:-

Year Capital Expenditure
                  £
2016/17                 0
2017/18                 0
2018/19                 0
2019/20   66,245.68
2020/21   85,089.82

(13)      I can advise that beyond funding in the amount of £19,141 in 2020/21
the information sought is not held in a format that renders it readily
available.  Accordingly, to collate this data in order to respond to your
request would be highly labour intensive and, the cost of undertaking this task
would exceed the amount prescribed for the purposes of Section 12 of the Freedom
of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

(14)      There is no revenue budget provision for such maintenance.

(15)      There is no revenue budget provision for such maintenance.

I can advise that North Lanarkshire Council, having regard to the
provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002, has established a procedure whereby any person who has requested
information and is in any way dissatisfied with the decision on that
request, can within forty working days require a review of that decision
by writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions, Civic Centre,
Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB.  Accordingly, if you are
dissatisfied with this decision and seek such review please write to the
Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions.

I would advise, also, that in terms of Section 47 of the Act a person who
is dissatisfied with a notice given by the local authority under Section
21 of the Act - ie. a notice following a review of a decision by a local
authority, or by the failure of a local authority to give such a notice -
may make application to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a
decision as to whether, in any respect specified in that application, the
request for information to which the requirement relates has been dealt
with in accordance with the Act.  Such an application must be made within
six months of the review decision and be in writing or in another form
which, by reason of it having some permanency is capable of being used for
subsequent reference. The application must state the name of the
applicant, and provide an address for correspondence. The application must
also specify the request for information to which the requirement for
review relates, the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s
dissatisfaction with the original decision of the local authority and the
matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the
decision on review by the local authority or the failure of the local
authority to issue such a decision.  The Scottish Information Commissioner
can be contacted as follows:-

Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

St. Andrews

KY16  9DS

email: [1][email address]

Appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner can also be made online
via the following link: -

[2]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose.  If, however, you
require further information – or I can assist in any other way – please
let me know.

Yours sincerely

Angelene Kirkpatrick

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre

Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Working from home

Please contact via email

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The Council's FOI Office is now closed until the 5th January 2022. I will
deal with your enquiry then. Your email is not being forwarded to anyone.

Dear Mr Mann

Please find copy of previous response sent to you on 30 September 2021.

Regards

Angelene

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Dear Mr Mann

I refer to your email seeking further information in relation to Seasonal
Rangers.

Having investigated, I can advise that for each financial year in the
stated period, the number of seasonal rangers employed was zero.  The
information provided in response to Question 3 in the initial response was
the (then) current position in 2021/22 (1.25 FTE) and was simply included
to be of assistance.

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Keachie

For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator

North Lanarkshire Council

Contact by email

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