Hello, We're trying to get some info out of Edinburgh Council, but they've said they can't release it because of copyright concerns. They have said that we can visit their offices and *look* at the info, but not copy it, or take it away - and they'll charge us a £50 fee for retrieving the documents. I asked if a FOI would over-ride that, and they said "no", because the information was already "freely available" (though quite how £50 = free, I don't know...).
The information we're after relates to design and calculations for structural work on a private property. The council hold the information because they require to issue a Building Warrant before work can start. We don't think the work has been done properly - and the structure in question actually supports our property, which is directly above. In general, I've found Edinburgh council to be rather good - so I'm a bit surprised by this stance. I've not yet submitted a FOI request - but it seems strange that I even need to. I would have thought it was perfectly normal to want to take the information away, and have it checked by our professionals - and I think it's strange that the council want to charge just to see the documents. The comments of those on this list would be appreciated... Thanks Simon _______________________________________________ developers-public mailing list [email protected] https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public Unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/archive%40mail-archive.com
