Shared heating system maintenance
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to make a freedom of information request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please could you answer the following questions.
1. How many times have the council arranged for a shared central heating system (i.e. one that heats multiple houses, such as on an estate) to undergo maintenance since September 2021? Please split this figure into the following periods: September 2021-August 2022 (inclusive), September 2022-August 2023, September 2023-present.
2. For each of these occasions, please provide a start date and end date. For works that have not yet finished, please provide a planned end date or estimated length of project where this is noted. Please provide this information in an Excel format.
I would like to remind you of your legal responsibility to respond within 20 days.
Yours faithfully,
TJ Jordan
Our Reference: 8558
Dear TJ,
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[2]Guide to the Environmental Information Regulations | ICO
We will respond by 6^th March 2024 at the latest.
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Our Reference: 8558
Dear TJ Jordan,
Thank you for your recent Information request. I can now offer you the
following information:
1. How many times have the council arranged for a shared central heating
system (i.e. one that heats multiple houses, such as on an estate) to
undergo maintenance since September 2021? Please split this figure
into the following periods: September 2021-August 2022 (inclusive),
September 2022-August 2023, September 2023-present Redditch Borough
Council have not arranged for any shared central heating systems for
multiple houses or estates, including undergoing any maintenance
associated with shared central heating systems.
2. For each of these occasions, please provide a start date and end date.
For works that have not yet finished, please provide a planned end
date or estimated length of project where this is noted. Please
provide this information in an Excel format. N/A.
I hope this resolves your enquiry and that you are satisfied with the
response.
However, if you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been
handled, you have the right to request an internal review within 40 days
of the date of our response.
If you are still dissatisfied following a review by the Council, you have
the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. You can contact the
Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
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Telephone 0303 123 1113
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Regards,
Julie Hemming-Smout
Information Support Officer, Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough
Councils
Tel: (01527) 64252, extension 3871
Email: [4][email address]
Bromsgrove District Council Redditch Borough Council
Parkside, Town Hall,
Market Street, Walter Stranz Square,
Bromsgrove, Redditch,
Worcestershire B61 8DA Worcestershire B98 8AH
[5]www.bromsgrove.gov.uk [6]www.redditchbc.gov.uk
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