Information request
Our reference: IRN18507653
Your reference: [FOI #990886 email]

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Dear Ms Mairey
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 15 June
2023.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 13 July 2023.
 
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely

Sharna Sanders
Customer service advisor
London Borough of Lambeth
 
Tel. 02079269694 
E-mail [email address] 
Website: [1]www.lambeth.gov.uk
 
PO Box 734
Winchester
SO23 5DX 
 
Lambeth - a Co-operative Council
 
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Information request
Our reference: IRN18507653
Your reference: [FOI #990886 email]

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Dear Ms Mairey
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 15 June 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely

Complaints and Information's Officer
FOI Team 
London Borough of Lambeth
 
Website: [1]www.lambeth.gov.uk
 
P.O. Box 734
Winchester
S023 5DG 
 
Lambeth - a Co-operative Council
 
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Information request
Our reference: IRN18507653
Your reference: [FOI #990886 email]

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Please find attached the response to your Internal Review request.
 
Yours faithfully

Internal review team 
London Borough of Lambeth
 
Website: [1]www.lambeth.gov.uk
 
P.O. Box 734 Winchester S023 5DG 
 
Lambeth - a Co-operative Council
 
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Information request
Our reference: IRN18507653
Your reference: [FOI #990886 email]

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Dear Ms Mairey

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)

Our Reference: IRN18507653

ICO Case Reference: IC-271746-B6K0

Following your recent request for information and complaint to the ICO, we
have revisited your request and further reviewed our responses.

I have noted that our initial response included a calculation of the time
we estimated it would take to comply with your request, however this may
have been unclear.  I’m sorry if that was the case.  Please find a revised
response to your request below.

We cannot comply with this request as we consider that it is manifestly
unreasonable in accordance with Regulation 12 (4) (b) EIR.  

We consider that this Regulation applies due to the amount of time it
would take us to collate information to respond to the request and the
burden the request places on our authority. 

We note the Commissioner’s position, as explained by the [1]East Devon
District Council case at paragraph 17:- 

The EIR differ from the FOIA in that no specific limit is set on the
amount of work required by an authority to respond to a request as
provided by section 12 of the FOIA. The Freedom of Information and Data
Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004 (the fees
regulations) which apply in relation to section 12 of the FOIA are not
directly relevant to the EIR - the cost limit and hourly rate set by the
fees regulations do not apply in relation to environmental information.
However, the Commissioner accepts that the fees regulations provide a
useful starting point where the reason for citing regulation 12(4)(b) is
the time and cost of a request but they are not a determining factor in
assessing whether the exception applies. 

The Fees Regulations used by FOIA explains that the Council can refuse to
comply with a request if the cost of compliance will exceed the
Appropriate Limit under section 12. The limit is currently set at £450
which is the equivalent to 18 hours at £25 per hour.  

It is estimated that to retrieve the information for this request would
take at least 4 minutes per record to collate and there are in excess of
400 files to examine giving a total of approximately 26 hours which
exceeds the limits set out in s12 FOIA.   

Public Interest in Disclosure 

We note that Regulation 12 (2) has a presumption of disclosure.  We also
note that this matter is likely to be of interest to the local
community.  

Public Interest in maintaining the exception 

We consider that compiling a response to this request would be a
significant diversion of resources which would not be in the public
interest as it may disrupt other decision-making or other workloads. It is
not in the public interest to divert officer’s attention from their core
work in order that we respond to a request made by one individual which
may have limited wider public interest.

We consider overall that the public interest in maintaining the exception
outweighs the public interest in disclosure.  

Yours sincerely

L Nairne

Complaints & Information Officer
Internal review team 
London Borough of Lambeth
 
 
E-mail [email address] 
Website: [2]www.lambeth.gov.uk
 
Corporate Complaints Unit
Residents Services
London Borough of Lambeth
PO Box 80771
London SW2 9QQ 
 
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