School Asbestos data
Dear Northumberland County Council,
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with an electronic version of the Asbestos Register and the Asbestos Management Plan for each of the following schools:
• The Grove School (Grove Gardens, Tweedmouth)
• St Michael's C of E Primary School (Howling Lane, Alnwick)
• Cramlington Kramel (Clifton Road, Cramlington)
I understand that under the Act I am entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this request. Some parts of the request may be easier to answer than others. Should this be the case, I request that you release information as soon as it becomes available.
If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Act. I will also expect you to release all non-exempt material. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive fees.
If you require any clarification, please contact me in accordance with your duty under Section 16 to provide advice and assistance if you find any aspect of this FOI request problematic.
Please acknowledge receipt of this request. I look forward to receiving the information in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
G Reed
Our Ref: 4887
Dear Enquirer,
INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.
If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Kind regards
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Our Ref: 4887
Dear Enquirer
Request for Information
I refer to your request for information in relation to Asbestos Register
and Asbestos Management Plan.
The Council have considered your request for information under the terms
of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. In our view the request
falls within the scope of the broad definition of environmental
information contained within Regulation 2(1) of the Regulations.
Right of Access
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 provide that a public
authority that holds environmental information shall make it available on
request. The Regulations create a general right of access to environmental
information held by public authorities subject to various exceptions. A
public authority may refuse to disclose environmental information if an
exception to disclosure applies and the public authority decides that in
all the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exception
outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
The Council has carefully considered whether the information requested can
be disclosed under the Regulations.
Please find attached the management plan for The Grove School, Tweedmouth
and the the current Asbestos Management Report.
St Michael's C of E Primary School, Howling Lane, Alnwick has opted out of
the service Northumberland County Council provides and you will have to
contact them direct for this information.
Kramel First School in Cramlington was demolished around 2009.
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Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
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Yours faithfully
EIR Coordinator - Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Dear Northumberland County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
Thank you for the information provided.
However, I am writing to request an internal review of Northumberland County Council's handling of my FOI request 'School Asbestos data' in order to clarify the information provided.
This is because the Asbestos Register that you kindly provided for the Grove Special school ( Grove Gardens, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland) did not appear to be the current asbestos register as it was dated 2005.
Please can you explain why an up to date asbestos register was not provided.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/s...
Yours faithfully,
G Reed
Our Ref: 4887
Dear Enquirer,
INTERNAL REVIEW OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST - Asbestos Register
Thank you for your request for an internal review received 26.09.2018 into
the response to your Freedom of Information request received on
24.09.2018.
A Senior Officer independent of the original response will review all
correspondence and write to you with our final response by 24.10.2018.
Kind regards
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Hello,
Please see attached response to request for internal review of Freedom of
Information request - School Asbestos Data.
Regards
Stephen
Stephen Wardle
Castle Morpeth Area Manager
Neighbourhood Services
Local Services Group
Northumberland County Council
Coopies Lane Depot
Morpeth
NE61 6JT
Telephone: 01670 624430
Fax: 01670 533409
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