Use of herbicide containing Glyphosate on hospital grounds
Dear Information Officer,
This is a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to request the following information:
What is your policy for weed control in the hospital's grounds?
Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc
If yes, what do you use
What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
What precautions were taken ahead of its use?
For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you tell me:
The volume of these herbicides you have you used
The cost
I would like to receive the information electronically - preferably in an Excel format. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Many thanks.
Juliet Ferguson
Dear Ms Ferguson
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Under the Act we have 20 working days to respond to
a request, therefore we will aim to provide you with our response by 1
July 2022. However, please be advised that our resources have been
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Oast, Hermitage Court
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Kent, ME16 9NT
01622 211900
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Dear Ms Ferguson
With regard to your request for information via the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, please find attached our response.
Kind regards
FOI Team
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Oast, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9NT
01622 211900
In accordance with GDPR Art. 6(1)(c) processing of your data by Kent
Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is necessary for compliance with its
legal obligation under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to
you. Please refer to the “access to information” section available on our
website: [1]https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/about-us/acce...
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