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 Juliet Ferguson,
Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please accept the delay in responding to your email; our email address changed to [email address] last year.
Please can you advise if you are still requiring the information requested in order I can proceed with this for you?
Yours sincerely,
Claire Mott
Data Privacy Team
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Dear Ms. Mott,
Yes, I am still requiring the information requested. I would be grateful if you could please process this request as soon as possible.
Many thanks,
Juliet Ferguson
Dear Juliet Ferguson
Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request REF: FOI-2223-SG12533
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which we received on 18 November 2022.
In the meantime, please find attached our leaflet offering guidance on our procedure for managing requests for information in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
If you have any queries please respond to this email quoting the above REF number.
Yours sincerely,
Data Privacy Team
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Please note from 23rd July 2021 this email addressed changed to [email address]
Dear Juliet Ferguson
Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am writing to advise that Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust does not hold the information you require.
However, we believe the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust will hold this information. Contact details about how to make an FOI request to them can be found at: https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/a...
I hope that is helpful,
Yours sincerely
Data Privacy Team.
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