Use of pesticides by council
Dear Information Officer,
This is a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I would like to request the following information:
Do you manage your open spaces yourself or are they are outsourced?
If they are outsourced, what is the name of the company/companies that manage them?
What is your policy for weed control in the open spaces - parks, sports fields, grass verges etc?
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
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Information request
Our reference: 8922120
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Dear Juliet Ferguson,
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 1 July
2022, the details of which are given below:
1. Do you manage your open spaces yourself or are they are outsourced?
(a) If they are outsourced, what is the name of the company/companies that
manage them?
2. What is your policy for weed control in the open spaces - parks, sports
fields, grass verges etc?
(a) Do you use herbicides containing glyphosate eg Roundup, Weedol etc. If
yes, what do you use
(b) What areas have been sprayed with herbicides containing glyphosate?
(c) What is your policy on the use of glyphosate?
(d) What precautions were taken ahead of its use?
(e) For the calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, please can you
tell me:
(i) The volume of these herbicides you have you used
(ii) The cost
I would like to receive the information electronically - preferably in an
Excel format.
We are dealing with your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 and aim to send a response by 2 August 2022.
If we decide a fee may be payable in this case, we will send you a fee
notice and will require payment before proceeding with your request.
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 may restrict the release of
some or all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an
assessment and if any exceptions apply to some or all of it, then we might
not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is the
case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and to
complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Yours sincerely,
Amy Hardiman
Corporate Information Governance Officer
Solihull Council
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
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Information request
Our reference: 8922120
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Dear Juliet Ferguson
Thank you for your request for information received on 1 July 2022.
Please find our response attached to this email.
Yours faithfully
Belinda Swinbank
Information Governance Assistant
Information Governance
Solihull Council
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
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