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East Renfrewshire Council fail yet again to comply with legislation
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East Renfrewshire Council fail yet again to comply with legislation 4 years, 1 month ago #1

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Councils have sprayed 170,000 litres of weedkiller linked to cancer

This article was published in January 2020 by The Ferret

They had contacted all 32 councils in Scotland and eventually only two failed to respond to their Freedom of Information Request (FOI)

Yes ERC was one of the two who failed to respond.

"Every year almost every council sprays hundreds of litres of herbicides containing the toxic chemical, glyphosate, on weeds at schools, parks, verges, cemeteries and other public green spaces. Despite growing fears for public health and the environment, half of Scotland’s 32 councils say they have no plans to cut back on the chemical."

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Re: East Renfrewshire Council fail yet again to comply with legislation 4 years, 1 month ago #2

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We have submitted our own FOI to the councils environment department and they have failed to respond within the statutory time scale (As soon as possible, and in any case within 20 working days).

A review request has now been submitted to the councils chief solicitor, Gerry Mahon and we await his response.
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