Performance and Communities
Erewash Borough Council
Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
DE7 5RP
Tel: 0115 907 22 44

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will now proceed with the new request which we received on 21 July 2021.

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Erewash Borough Council is experiencing extra demands on its services and capacity, which has led to some resources being diverted away from the usual tasks. Whilst we will still endeavour to respond to information requests within the statutory timescales, this may not be possible in all cases.

Please be assured that we will provide a response as soon as possible and, where it is not possible to meet the deadline, attempt to provide an estimation of when your request will be fulfilled.

This request may be subject to certain exemptions as prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, in which case the Authority may have to refuse the request, or any part of the request, subject to determining whether any exemptions are applicable.

Once the information has been identified the Authority may also ask that a fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details of any fee to be charged will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Any consideration of exemptions or fees may result in a delay in the intended date for delivering the information.

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should be sent to the Information Officer at [email address]

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Performance and Communities

Erewash Borough Council

Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

DE7 5RP

Tel: 0115 907 22 44

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Having consulted our Green Space and Street Scene department on your
specific request they inform me:

1.            What method do you use for weed control? Application by
Knapsack Sprayers, Controlled Droplet Applicators and Boom Mounted
Sprayers

2.            Do you use Chemicals? Yes

3.            If you use chemicals is the council looking to using a more
environmentally friendly method? Yes

4.            Does the council carry out weed control duties in-house or
is this contracted out? Both

5.            (If contracted out) who is the contractor responsible for
Weed control duties? Languard Ltd

6.            Does the council have a budget for a chemical free
alternative? Not specifically

7.            Contact details for the person(s) responsible for managing
weed control within the council Dave Bramwell,
[email address]

You may find further information of interest in our disclosure logs.

View the Council’s Disclosure Logs

Most of the information that we provide in response to the Freedom of
Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004 requests
will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will
be owned by Erewash Borough Council. The copyright in other information
may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated by the
information itself.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including
non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the
purpose of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example,
by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will require
the permission of the copyright holder.

For information where the copyright is owned by Erewash Borough Council
details of the conditions on re-use can be found on our website.

View the Council’s Condition of re-use information

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their
permission.

If for whatever reason you are unhappy with our response you are entitled
to pursue any dissatisfaction through the Council's Complaints Procedure
details of which are available via the Council’s website.

View the Council’s Complaints procedure

Should you remain dissatisfied you can appeal against the decision by
contacting the Information Commissioner. Generally, the Information
Commissioners Office cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by Erewash Borough Council. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. If you have any
further queries regarding this matter please refer them to the Information
Officer at [email address]

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