Dear Benjamin Butcher,

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-564614-H3K3D

Thank you for your request for information received on 6 June 2022.

We have up to 20 working days in which to deal with your request.

If we require clarification of your request we will contact you to explain
this, and the 20 working-day period will then start from the day that we
receive your clarification.

We will inform you in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies of
any information, and we will provide an explanation if any information
which we hold is not released to you.

If the requested information contains references to any third parties, we
may need to seek their views before we can decide whether or not to
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personal details with third parties.

Should you have any queries regarding your request, please contact the
team by email at [1][Norfolk County Council request email] or by telephone on 01603 222661.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team

Dept: 01603 222661

Bay 7-9, Ground Floor, County Hall, Norwich

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Dear Benjamin Butcher

Freedom of Information Request ENQ-564614-H3K3D

I refer to your request for information dated 6 June 2022.

You asked for:

1. How many complaints involving seagulls/gulls did the council receive in
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022*

2. How many incidents involved a seagull/gull attacking an individual or
pet in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022*

3. How much was spent on seagull/gull management in 2016, 2017, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022**?

4. Please give a brief description of the measures taken relevant to
question 3.

5. Does your local authority have a specific fine regime related to
gulls?. If so, please give a breakdown of fines given for feeding gulls in
the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?

Our response:

I am afraid that the County Council does not hold the information that you
have requested. 

For your assistance, this information may be held by the district, borough
& city councils in Norfolk. Here are their contact details should you
choose to make enquiries direct with them. 

[1][email address]

[2][email address]

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][email address]

[6][email address]

[7][email address]

Great Yarmouth Borough Council, North Norfolk District Council and Kings
Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Councils all have coastal areas within their
local authority area.

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your request, you have the
right of appeal through the Council’s internal review procedure by setting
out the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

[8][Norfolk County Council request email]

or Information Compliance Team

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

An appeal should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of this
notice and should be identified as "FOI Appeal".

If you are dissatisfied after pursuing the appeals procedure, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner under Section 50 of the Act for a
decision whether your request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of Part I of the Act.  Refer to the ICO
Website at: [9]https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for advice on how to report a
concern.  Or you can write to them at:

First Contact Team

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane, Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Senior Information Compliance Officer 

Information Compliance Team, Insight and Analytics, Strategy and
Transformation 

Tel Dept: 01603 222661

Bays 7,8 & 9, Ground Floor, South Wing, County Hall, Martineau Lane,
Norwich 

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From: Freedom of Information
Sent: 06 June 2022 15:07
To: '[FOI #867824 email]'
<[FOI #867824 email]>
Subject: ENQ-564614-H3K3D8 Seagull incidents and costs

Dear Benjamin Butcher,

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Information Request ENQ-564614-H3K3D

Thank you for your request for information received on 6 June 2022.

We have up to 20 working days in which to deal with your request.

If we require clarification of your request we will contact you to explain
this, and the 20 working-day period will then start from the day that we
receive your clarification.

We will inform you in advance if there is a charge for supplying copies of
any information, and we will provide an explanation if any information
which we hold is not released to you.

If the requested information contains references to any third parties, we
may need to seek their views before we can decide whether or not to
release the information to you. In such cases we will not share your own
personal details with third parties.

Should you have any queries regarding your request, please contact the
team by email at [15][Norfolk County Council request email] or by telephone on 01603 222661.

Yours sincerely

Information Compliance Team

Dept: 01603 222661

Bay 7-9, Ground Floor, County Hall, Norwich

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