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Request no. 37818. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 22/07/2022

CCTV Cameras

The total number of CCTV cameras in your area currently. The total number of CCTV cameras you had in 2019.

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Request no. 37821. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 20/07/2022

Business Rates Credits

Please can you email me a list of June/July (most current) business rates credits you currently hold for businesses?

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Request no. 37829. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 12/08/2022 16:20:00

EdIndex Register

Ten questions including, how many people currently on the Edindex register are eligible for a 1 bedroom property.

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Request no. 37832. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 29/07/2022

Bus Lanes

Please provide me with the total of monies generated by bus lane cameras - April 21 – April 22. Plus additional questions.

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Request no. 37834. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 22/07/2022

Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh

All maintenance and repair records from 9 March 2020 to 9 March 2022. All repair records for the attached defect. All inspections records and classification and how often it requires to be inspected?

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Request no. 37836. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 14/10/2022 16:45:00

Temporary/interim accommodation stock

The list of temporary/interim accommodation stock that met Section 2 of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2004 between the dates of 15th March 2021 and 20th July 2021 and other dates.

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Request no. 37837. Received: 01/07/2022, Resolved: 29/07/2022

Open Space Management - Weed Control

Do you manage your open spaces yourself or are they are outsourced? What is your policy for weed control in the open spaces - parks, sports fields, grass verges etc? Plus additional information.

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Request no. 37840. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022 15:34:00

Library Services Communications

All communications between Library Services and LGBT Youth Scotland from January 2020 - June 2022. Also between Library Services and STRIDE staff group.

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Request no. 37841. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 26/07/2022

IT Service or Department

A copy of any project plans associated with the implementation of Microsoft OneDrive in your organisation

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Request no. 37842. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 27/07/2022

North Bridge

Total cost of refurbishment of Edinburgh North Bridge, date works commenced, dates works were due for completion, etc.

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Request no. 37843. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Council's Responsibility for Roads and Pavements

As the Roads Authority for Edinburgh, does the Council have a legal responsibility to ensure that the roads and pavements are kept safe and that all Health & Safety rules are complied with? Plus seven further questions.

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Request no. 37844. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 28/07/2022

Bus lane use city wide

Can you please disclose the data that was used to justify the claim by the TEC convenor on soclial media that changing bus lane use city wide to 12 hours 7 days a week will help resolve the climate emergency.

Resolution

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with the information requested as it is not held by the Council.

Request no. 37845. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Bonnington Road RSO/22/04

Please provide details of any land sales or leases associated with the areas being stopped up by RSO/22/04 where an interest of the City of Edinburgh was or will be involved.

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Request no. 37847. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Water Quality Improvements - Newbridge Sewage Treatment Works

Please provide all details of planned improvements to sewage works along the Almond and its tributaries and details of pollutions reports you hold. Also Gogar Burn water quality improvement plans.

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Request no. 37848. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Looked After Children

How many Looked After Children were there in your area / went missing / or incidents between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the number broken down by ethnicity.

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Request no. 37850. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 29/07/2022

Co-ordinated Support Plans

List of elements or criteria you look for when determining whether there is a) one or more complex factors or b) multiple factors that would mean a child requires a Co-ordinated Support Plan for the provision of additional support

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Request no. 37851. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 05/07/2022 11:05:00

Co-ordinated Support Plans

A list of elements or criteria you look for when determining whether there is a) one or more complex factors or b) multiple factors that would mean a child requires a Co-ordinated Support Plan for the provision of additional support.

Request no. 37852. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Child's Plans for Provision of Additional Support

Please provide me with the list of elements or criteria you look for when determining whether a child needs a Child's Plan in place for the provision of additional support and the information/evidence used to asses need for one.

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Request no. 37855. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 14/09/2022

Historic Asbestos Records

Historic asbestos records from 1982 to date for District Court, Estate's Offices, (The former) Lothian Regional Council offices, Cannonball House and the City Chambers.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 37856. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Social housing and waiting times

In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household spent waiting to be moved into permanent social housing. In 2015/16 and 2020/21, the average length of time a household/person spent living in temporary accommodation

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Request no. 37857. Received: 05/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Road Layout Improvements - Princes Street/South St Andrew Street

Details of any accidents at this junction involving the tram lines / latest plans for changes to the layout / any emails, meeting minutes or other communication relating to the changes and any justification for it and timelines.

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Request no. 37859. Received: 05/07/2022, Resolved: 25/08/2022 14:10:00

Hikvision Cameras

Eleven questions relating to the use of Hikvision cameras.

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Request no. 37866. Received: 05/07/2022, Resolved: 01/08/2022

Social Care Case Management Solution

Please can you outline contract details for your current Social Care case management solution. In your response can you include the following

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Request no. 37867. Received: 05/07/2022, Resolved: 04/08/2022

Council’s Anticipated Funding Shortfall 2023/24

To request the Council’s anticipated funding shortfall for financial year 2023/24, and for any breakdown by department if this is available.

Resolution

Please see the report to the Council’s Finance and Resources Committee on 16 June 2022 which provided an updated on the Revenue Budget 2022/27. Paragraph 4.41 sets out the gap for 2023/24. This is not broken down by department.

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Request no. 37871. Received: 06/07/2022, Resolved: 03/08/2022

Pavement Repairs

Please provide me with evidence of Edinburgh council actioning and planning to repair the fault that was reported on 24/9/2020 with report number 1044998.

Resolution

The information you have requested is available on our FOI disclosure log under reference 36236.

Request no. 37875. Received: 06/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

High Hedges

Please tell me how many high hedge applications have been submitted to Edinburgh Council, including the outcome in each case.

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Request no. 37881. Received: 06/07/2022, Resolved: 29/09/2022

Ukraine Super Sponsor Scheme

Number of people brought to Edinburgh under the Homes for Ukraine Super Sponsor Scheme since its inception. Number accommodated in hotels or moved to other types of accommodation. Cost of providing hotel accommodation - on a nightly basis.

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 37894. Received: 06/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Deposit Return Scheme Engagement

Provide a breakdown of meetings held between council officials and Circularity Scotland over the past twelve months? Breakdown of briefings / updates and on the forthcoming deposit return scheme received over past twelve months?

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Request no. 37895. Received: 06/07/2022, Resolved: 04/08/2022

Domestic Food Waste

1. Average tonnes of domestic food waste collected per week in Edinburgh in (a) Jan-Jun 2019 (b) Jan-Jun 2022 2. Current cost per tonne of landfill disposal

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Request no. 37898. Received: 07/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

FOI Requests For Clarification

In the years 2020 and 2021. How many occasions was it necessary for any FOI responder to send the requester the following statement: unfortunately, we cannot identify the information requested from the details you have provided.

Resolution

There were 4,559 requests received in 2020/2021. There is no reporting tool to search for the details of where clarification has been sought. Therefore, this task would take 152 hours and there is no need to respond.

Request no. 37899. Received: 07/07/2022, Resolved: 03/08/2022

Dog Breeding

How many licences for dog breeding issued under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, or any previous relevant legislation relating to dog breeding or pet selling for each year since 2018.

Resolution

Licenses Issued per year:
2018 – 1
2019 – 1
2020 – 1
2021 – 3
2022 – 2

Request no. 37902. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Children in Social Care

Breakdown for each of last 12 months: How many children and young people under 18 were in care? Of those in care, how many were in full-time education? How many incidents of children and young people in care going missing were there?

Request no. 37905. Received: 07/07/2022, Resolved: 01/11/2022 16:29:00

Public Entertainment Licences

What costs are taken into account when setting the fee level for the entertainment licences for sun bed salons and other information regarding licence fees, etc.

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Request no. 37906. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2HS

We are updating our Phase I Environmental Assessment for Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2HS. Has there been any changes to the prioritisation status of the Site under Part 2A since July 2021?

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Request no. 37928. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 07/09/2022

Lothian Pension Fund

Alternative investment portfolio records specifically for close-ended & details of capital, value etc. On an individual fund by fund basis with aggregated values since inception for quarters ending 30/06/2022.

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 37929. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Defective Apparatus at 20 West Register Street

Could you please provide any record of the correspondence sent to and the replies you received from both companies regarding the defective apparatus? Who do you believe the apparatus belongs to?

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Request no. 37930. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Private Sector Leasing (PSL) Scheme

Please publish the terms of all residential leases involving the council since 2015, including the Private Sector Leasing (PSL) Scheme, and the leases organised under contract with Link Group.

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Request no. 37931. Received: 07/07/2022, Resolved: 05/08/2022

Access to Core Paths

Regarding issues which have prevented access to land in your local authority, such as walking routes being obstructed. Please specify whether any action was taken to resolve the access issues, and whether the issues are now resolved.

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Request no. 37932. Received: 08/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

The number of hosts, who signed up whose Home checks are a) underway and b) completed or signed up and not had their home checks done? How many refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation within your area?

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Request no. 37933. Received: 09/07/2022, Resolved: 05/08/2022

Planning and Building Standards

Provide details of planning and building standards record retention and frequency of transfer of records to archive. Details of which services hold planning and building standards records. Who provides access records that are kept indefinitely?

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Request no. 37934. Received: 09/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Refuse Bins at Public Footpath - The Loan, South Queensferry

Number of reported incidents of council workers or incidents from the public where an injury has been sustained due to the emptying of public refuse bins, or the member of the public has felt unsafe due to the process (from 2012 onwards).

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Request no. 37935. Received: 11/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Council owned residential properties

Breakdown of how many council owned residential properties across the city are being sold due there only being one in a block of flats making it harder to maintain or for whatever other reason from September 1 2019 - September 1 2022.

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Request no. 37937. Received: 12/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Hunter’s Hall Park

From the period of 15/05/2019 – 15/05/2021: 1. Inspection records 2. Maintenance records 3. Repair records 4. Grass cutting records 5. Any reports or complaints about the state of the park , in particular, relating to manholes

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Request no. 37944. Received: 12/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Eastfield Road (near Edinburgh Airport)

Details of when the last annual road safety inspection was carried out on Eastfield Road (near Edinburgh airport) along with dates in January, February and March 2022 when mobile inspections were carried out along the road.

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Request no. 37957. Received: 13/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

School Policies

School Policy documents on number of children allowed in school toilets at any one time and toilet monitoring

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Request no. 37958. Received: 13/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Residential Properties Address List

Can I request a list of residential properties within your Council area that have Domestic Water Charges and Domestic Waste Water Charges showing on Council Tax records.

Resolution

The cost to the Council of locating, retrieving and providing the information exceeds the statutory maximum of £600.

Request no. 37959. Received: 13/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Dewar Place and Torphichen Street

I would like your policy on road defects and road defect checking and your policy on sidewalks.

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Request no. 37960. Received: 13/07/2022, Resolved: 21/07/2022

Coulhill Primary School - School Policies

Request for a range of school policy documents - Toilet monitoring, playground monitoring, bullying & harassment complaints and on accidents/incidents.

Resolution

Closed - Duplicate of request 37957.

Request no. 37972. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Accessibility of New Bin Hubs

An explanation of how the Council meets the legal duty to engage with all people with protected characteristics and how they intend to support anyone who, for any reason related to protected characteristics, cannot access the new bin hubs personally.

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Request no. 37973. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 08/08/2022

Tax Incremental Financing

Please can I have a copy of all Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) returns sent to the Scottish government by City of Edinburgh Council.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council has not submitted any TIF returns to the Scottish Government.

Request no. 37975. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 22/07/2022

Entrance to Dalry Cemetery

Date the green shed at the entrance was erected (now removed); date the black water bins were put in place; date the grey waste bins and the brown garden waste bins were placed, now removed; date the historic photograph of the Lodge?

Resolution

Please see 36689

Request no. 37987. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 11/08/2022

Payments to Health & Social Care Suppliers - July to December 2021

Request for all payments to suppliers who provided a service in Health and Social Care from July - Dec 2021. To include date, value and recipient of each transaction.

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Request no. 37988. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Posters and Jazz & Blues Festival Meetings

Which years did certain posters appear? How many meetings CEC had with Board of Directors of Jazz and Blues Festival to ensure events were held in suitable venues 2019 to 2022?

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Request no. 37989. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Public holiday pay rates

All details of enhanced pay rates for local government employees who must work during a public holiday and public holiday dates in 2022, documents, minutes from council meeting that binds the above answers and terms and conditions.

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Request no. 37995. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

S75 Contributions - Canonmills Gardens Development

Have the developers at Canonmills Gardens Housing Development made section 75 contributions?

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Request no. 37996. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Ownership of Montgomery Street Police Box

Please advise the owner and contact details of the police box on Montgomery Street, in the South-East corner of Montgomery Street Park.

Resolution

The Police Box was sold to Regis & Regis Ltd. in May 1996. The notes we hold from 2012 suggest Lomond Property Management Ltd. may be the owners however, we are unable to advise if the Police Box has since been sold on.

Request no. 37999. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 13/09/2022

Social Work

How many social work cases has been dealt with in each of previous 3 years? How many (a) full-time and (b) part-time social work staff has been employed / How much funding has been allocated to social work department previous 3 years?

Resolution

Closed. No clarification received.

Request no. 38002. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 11/08/2022

Housing options for disabled young people under 25

Confirm if your local authority has any unique or bespoke housing options for disabled young people which are unique to your local authority ?

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Request no. 38008. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Tenancy Agreement

Copy if the original archived sale deed for the house 29 Stewart Avenue. A blank Tenancy Agreement. Tenants T and C’s. Any document that specifies fence heights to be 6ft 6.

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Request no. 38010. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

RingGo Parking Ticket System

How much did the Council pay RingGo for providing their service in each of the last three financial years? If the fee is variable (rather than being a fixed amount), please provide details of how it is calculated.

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Request no. 38015. Received: 16/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

All types of Motoring Expenses

In each of the last 3 FYs, how much income has been accrued by your local authority from motorists for all types of motoring expenses. PCN, further breakdown by offence e.g. parking ticket, bus-lane fines, etc

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Request no. 38016. Received: 16/07/2022, Resolved: 11/08/2022

Schools Air Quality

Several questions relating to excessive temperature for primary and nursery schools run by CEC.

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Request no. 38017. Received: 16/07/2022, Resolved: 11/08/2022

Sunbed Salons

Questions regarding compliance with clause 3 and schedule 1 of The Public Health etc (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009. Number of inspections, compliant and non-compliant premises. For each year from 2018 to 2022 to the end of June.

Resolution

See attached table.

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Request no. 38022. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Gusto Restaurant

Has this business requested refurbishment works permission at the address to be carried out in March this year? Has this been approved or not and what would have been a reason for that decision? Is a decision timeframe given to the business?

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Request no. 38024. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 - Section 114

Please provide all requested information pursuant to your statutory duty under section 114 of Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 for all Notices/Orders - Between 1st January 2022 and 18th July 2022.

Resolution

There have been no such Notices/Orders issued in this period.

Request no. 38025. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Section 1 of Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure)(Scotland) Act 1947

All requested information pursuant to your statutory duty under section 1 of Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure)(Scotland) Act 1947 for all Notices/Orders - Between 1st January 2022 and 18th July 2022.

Resolution

There have been no such Notices/Orders issued in this period.

Request no. 38027. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

Home Schooling

How many children have been registered for home schooling in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022 to date, broken down by month.

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Request no. 38028. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Copy of Complaint Correspondence

Request copy of letter sent by the Council to a neighbour that might have identified either my property or myself as the as complainer.

Resolution

Having completed searches of all relevant records, we can find no evidence of this complaint and have no letters held on file that match this request.

Request no. 38030. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

Agency Staffing Agreement

What was the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies by the Council in 2020 – 2021 and 2021 – 2022?

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Request no. 38031. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Lothian Pension Fund - Q4 2021 Private Capital Investments

Private capital investments include private equity, real estate, natural resources, infrastructure, venture, and private debt funds for Q4 2021.

Resolution

Information provided.

Request no. 38032. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 23/08/2022

Immigration and asylum legal advice

Does the local authority fund any immigration or asylum legal advice?

Resolution

The Council does not provide immigration legal advice to migrants.

Request no. 38033. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Home (Domiciliary) Care

What are the current commissioning arrangements in place (i.e SPOT, framework/dynamic purchasing system)? A further 11 questions.

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Request no. 38034. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Statutory Return Home Interviews

The number of recorded statutory Return Home Interviews (RHI) you have conducted with children (interviewees aged 17 and under). The number at risk of Child Exploitation.

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Request no. 38035. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

Subsidised bus services

What was your local authority’s overall spend on subsidised bus services in the following financial years? Please break the totals down by services that are partially subsidised and those that are fully subsidised.

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Request no. 38036. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Road Maintenance Policies

Pothole repair, maintenance and inspection policies as of February 2021 (including information on what constitutes a hazard requiring repair).

Resolution

Please refer to the attached guidance that was in place in February 2021.

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Request no. 38037. Received: 19/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

Strategic Housing Land

Request for Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment data, ideally in a shapefile.

Resolution

Information provided.

Request no. 38041. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Lothian Pension Fund - Russian Investments

The names of Russian companies and financial institutions that the Lothian Pension Fund is invested in, plus additional questions.

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Request no. 38042. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 20/09/2022

Agencies Recruitment

How many external hires were made at City of Edinburgh over this period (all vacancies)? Recruitment spend.

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Request no. 38043. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Workforce Training - Psychological Trauma and Adversity

Of the £1.6m allocated to local authorities by the Scottish Government in October 2021 to help deliver services that can safely support people affected by psychological trauma and adversity, how much did you receive?

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Request no. 38044. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Lothian Pension Fund

Please provide the full meeting packets from your investment meeting/board meeting held on the 29th June 2022, including pitch books and consultant reviews.

Request no. 38045. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Housing Management Software

The Name of the housing management software used by the Housing Association (this software is what is used to manage tenants and rents etc..) - If the LA uses their own in-house software please state.

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Request no. 38055. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Use of Council owned or leased premises

Regarding groups which openly promote hatred and bigotry are prohibited from using Council owned or leased premises. The specific CEC standing orders/council legislation governing such prohibitions.

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Request no. 38056. Received: 14/07/2022, Resolved: 11/08/2022

Children's Homes

Yearly recorded incidences of bullying and missing children in all of Edinburgh's children's homes from 2015 to 2022. Any recorded outcomes.

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Request no. 38058. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Defect Reports - A90 between Barnton and the M9 Spur Junction

Please can you provide me with details (reference number, date reported, location description) of any reported road defects / potholes that have been raised between November 2021 and March 2022.

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Request no. 38059. Received: 15/07/2022, Resolved: 15/09/2022

Reported Barbeque Fires

How many fires have been (a) reported (b) attended by the fire service (c) caused reported injuries in (i) public spaces (ii) private spaces, due to barbeques over the past 5 years?

Resolution

Closed - No clarification received.

Request no. 38068. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

School Children - Laptops & Tablets

The number of free laptops or tablet computers issued to school children in the council’s area by this month. Also, the number of school age children in the Council area at the end of the last school year last month.

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Request no. 38073. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Cycle Lanes - Legal Claims

Please provide the number of legal claims currently against the council which relate to cycle lanes and the details (e.g. date, location and incident details) for each case.

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Request no. 38080. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 22/07/2022

Electric vehicle charging points

How many Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points do you currently have across the town/city?

Resolution

Please see the responses to other similar requests which are available on the disclosure log on our website.

Request no. 38081. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Group

To date, all information on total money spent on the creation and maintenance of the position of chair of the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Group.

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Request no. 38086. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Calder Road Bus Camera Enforcement

The Number of drivers detected by the Calder Road Bus Lane camera near to the Longstone Road Junction after it went live on 11 November 2019 and all other information.

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Request no. 38087. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

22/00521/FUL - Northfield Grove Edinburgh

Please provide all drainage and flooding information you hold for this application.

Resolution

- No information relating to Drainage or Flooding was received in relation to this application.
- No response from Edinburgh Council’s Flood Department was sought out in relation to this application.

Request no. 38088. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022 15:54:00

Car damage due to pothole

I would like to view the inspection report for Burnshot Road dated 24th Feb. 2022.

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Request no. 38089. Received: 17/07/2022, Resolved: 12/08/2022

Greyfriars Kirkyard

How much has been spent on renovation and beautification work to Greyfriars Kirkyard in 2021 & separately 2022. How much has been taken through Mortonhall's tour guide licensing scheme for Greyfriars Kirkyard in 2021 and now 2022.

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Request no. 38090. Received: 17/07/2022, Resolved: 23/08/2022

Business Ownership and Working Population Ethnicity

Numerical and percentage breakdown of businesses ownership in Edinburgh by ethnicity. What the working population is broken down by ethnicity, as any local Government/council grants that are available to support minority groups.

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Request no. 38092. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 09/08/2022

Waste Collection - Hillside, EH7

Please confirm the council policy for collection of household waste from communal bins out of hours (e.g. between 9pm and 7am or equivalent) in residential-only streets and appropriate impact assessment of the noise and disturbance.

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Request no. 38093. Received: 18/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Public Parking Spaces

The total number of public on-street / off-street / free public parking spaces in your local area. The cheapest / most expensive parking location based on hourly rate Total number of fines issued misusing parking spaces from 2019 to date.

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Request no. 38095. Received: 20/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

5G

What is the purpose of 5G? Why are there antennas on street lighting? What are the risks and hazard 5G pose to Human health? What are the risks 5G pose to local biological life? What cost to purchase/install and the running costs.

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Request no. 38097. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Cleaning Litter Bins

I would like to see the council policy on cleaning litter bins in the city.

Resolution

There is no policy for cleaning litter bins in the city.

Request no. 38098. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Council-owned Cemeteries

How much money spent on repairs and maintenance to council owned cemeteries over the past 5 years. What is the breakdown of sites any money has been spent on. What budget is allocated for any future repairs or maintenance.

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Request no. 38099. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Community Payback Activity

Repairing and reinstating headstones in local cemeteries is listed as a possible option. I would like to know how frequently people have been allocated to this type of activity. Which cemeteries have had work carried and any training given.

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Request no. 38100. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Braid Road - Toucan Crossing

1) When did the council invite contractors to put in tenders for the installation of a Toucan crossing? 2) Has a contract been awarded to a company, and if so, when was it awarded?

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Request no. 38101. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Comiston Road - Traffic Surveys

Data was collected on - a) around August 22nd 2021 by NDC b) around November 23-27 2021 by Streetwise c) around May 3rd 2022 by NDC. Please share the data as promised, together with the council’s evaluation of the data.

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Request no. 38104. Received: 21/07/2022, Resolved: 25/07/2022 14:26:00

Census 2022

1. How many Scottish households did not return a census form? 2. How many fines have so far been issued to households who did not return a census form?

Request no. 38110. Received: 24/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 17:37:00

Dalry Cemetry Bins

Who was the responsible party for installing the bins in Dalry Cemetery.

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Request no. 38112. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

School Placement data / information

What is the impact of a child not being in the catchment area at the time of making an S1 placement on the progress of their application relative to all other applications made at the same time and children present in the catchment area etc?

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Request no. 38113. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 15/08/2022

Interlinked Smoke Alarms

The percentage of social housing properties in the local authority that are compliant with the Scottish Government's regulations regarding interlinked fire alarms.

Resolution

80% of Council homes have this system and contact is being made with tenants to upgrade the remaining homes. All Council homes have at least one hard wired smoke alarm.

Request no. 38114. Received: 23/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 12:14:00

Developer Contribution

Please can you outline the level of developer contribution that you ask housing developers to contribute to Edinburgh City Council when a planning application has been approved?

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Request no. 38115. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 03/11/2022 12:58:00

Schools

A list of schools (primary or secondary) that are considered to be falling behind in widening participation (ie. those that would be part of a widening participation target area).

Resolution

Closed - no clarification received

Request no. 38117. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Baird Drive, Edinburgh

I wish to receive details of all noise and other complaints made to the City of Edinburgh Council between the period of the 16th January 2020 until 28th June 2021.

Resolution

I can confirm that we hold no complaints for the address and dates requested.

Request no. 38118. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Stenhouse Children’s Centre

Request includes 'main' files and 'see references' files, draft letters, documents as well as e-mails, memos and minutes of meetings from 01/01/1988 until the present time.

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Request no. 38119. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Adult Day Services

What if any Covid-19 precautions are being followed? Are there any services that are closed? Ary services that have been forced to relocate or closures/enforced/relocations when are these expected to return to pre-Covid-19 services?

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Request no. 38122. Received: 22/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Greendykes Road, Edinburgh

All records of inspection / maintenance records including records of independent contractors for 12 months prior to 24 August 2020 and 3 months after 24 August 2020.

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Request no. 38131. Received: 23/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Edinburgh Marathon

Can you release any minutes, documents, memos, correspondence and any other information held relating to any debrief meetings held with the organisers of the Edinburgh marathon.

Resolution

Please see attached.

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Request no. 38132. Received: 24/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 14:18:00

Venues

List of all venues within Edinburgh City Council jurisdiction with licenses that permit live music.

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Request no. 38134. Received: 24/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

Assembly Venue, Roxburgh Place

To request how many emails were sent to the above with regards to unresolved concerns? Including any concerns that were Door slamming Loud music All dates that any matters were attended to

Resolution

No relevant records held.

Request no. 38135. Received: 24/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 14:26:00

Portobello Road/Sir Harry Lauder Road junction

I would like to know what the total cost of replacing the roundabout at the Portobello Road/Sir Harry Lauder Road junction with a traffic light system?

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Request no. 38136. Received: 25/07/2022, Resolved: 16/08/2022

Crossing of London Road and Easter Road, Edinburgh

Records of all inspections carried out for the 6 months prior to the accident. Records of all repairs and other work carried out. Records of any reports or any reports you made in relation to this

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Request no. 38137. Received: 25/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 17:50:00

Spending on Mayoral Cars

If you can provide me with the following information in regards to all vehicles used to transport the Mayor of your Local authority, Make and Model of vehicles, costs of purchase or leasing and fuel.

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Request no. 38138. Received: 25/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Learning Disabilities July 2022

Request following information regarding adult learning disability services incl. funding, residential care, supported living and a snapshot at the end of the year FY 2019/20, 2020/21 and the most up to date snapshot available for 2021/22.

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Request no. 38140. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

Land History - Cammo Estate

Information about the history of the land. I've been able to find information as far back as 1693, but am curious about the history of land ownership before then, and when exactly the estate became open to the public

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Request no. 38142. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 10/08/2022

Marshall’s Court

When and for what reason the section extending from no 11 to the area in front of Greenside End a) ceased to be an adopted roadway b) the Council or its officers determined that it should cease to be accessible from Marshall’s Court.

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Request no. 38143. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

Blenheim Place or Leopold Place

Any information, including correspondence and notes relating to plans or plan revisions which relate to the inclusion or the exclusion of various views indicated in the Calton Hill Management Plan

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Request no. 38144. Received: 25/07/2022, Resolved: 23/08/2022

Disclosure of expense claim or credit card payment at venues

Please disclose since January 1 2015, every expense's claim or council credit car payment made or claimed at stated venues including date, job title/department and amount. Also any complaints made and how it was recorded.

Resolution

We do not hold this information

Request no. 38145. Received: 25/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Details of reports of potholes - Eastfield Road (near airport)

Details and dates reports of potholes were reported during Jan, Feb, March 2022 for potholes to Eastfield road (near airport)

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Request no. 38146. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 17:35:00

Restitution, repatriation or similar relating to items including human remains

Which countries/bodies outside UK made requests, which items were requested, total number by date, how many requests were resolved and how many items restituted, repatriated or otherwise returned

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Request no. 38147. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 17/08/2022

Lochend Park

Planning conditions set for developers in relation to drainage into Lochend Park, especially of wetland or reedbed

Resolution

We do not hold this information

Request no. 38148. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Flower Seed Mix

Information on flower seed mix used on flower bed - roundabout at Silverknowes Road in front of golf course at Davidson Mains Park

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Request no. 38149. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

Highway / roads maintenance contractor(s)

If Council has contracts in place with external contractor(s), who they are, the functions being delivered, duration, extension, who senior officer is.

Resolution

We do not have a highways/roads term maintenance contract in place with an external contractor, or multiple contractors?

Request no. 38150. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022

Accidents at Children's Play Areas

Request for date relating to number of playgrounds, reported accidents etc - 2019-2022

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Request no. 38151. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

LEZ or CAZ charges

In each of the last three financial years (18/19) (19/20) and (20/21) or from their introduction, please state how much money has been accrued from motorists from any LEZ or CAZ that you administer?

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Request no. 38155. Received: 27/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

After The Event Insurance (ATE)

Information apropos CEC Council and/or associated entities for the last three (3) years details of any litigation where ATE has been applied for and refused, and the outcome.

Resolution

The City of Edinburgh Council does not have an ATE insurance policy. We have not previously applied for ATE and been refused as this type of insurance is not a public sector insurance product.

Request no. 38163. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 & The Tolerable Standard Regulations

Can you release any statistics you hold about the number of investigations, enforcement notices and enforcement actions that the council did, relation to the above.

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Request no. 38164. Received: 26/07/2022, Resolved: 18/08/2022

Scottish Welfare and Household Support Funds

Request for information relating to the Scottish Welfare Fund and your allocation of the first tranche of the Household Support Fund.

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Request no. 38165. Received: 27/07/2022, Resolved: 25/08/2022

ICT Capital Programme/Budget

I wish to submit a request for some of the organisation’s information around the internal plans and strategy documents around ICT. The ICT documents I require are the most recent update (2022 onwards documents).

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Request no. 38166. Received: 27/07/2022, Resolved: 19/08/2022

Colour Bomb Carnival at Sighthill Public Park

Confirmation of who operates the event including contact details; copy of planning permission; records of complaints; or any previous accidents; or any other documents. From 01/01/2022 to date.

Resolution

Information provided

Request no. 38168. Received: 27/07/2022, Resolved: 10/10/2022 13:11:00

Counselling and ASN Spending - Local Authorities

What is the total Education Spend in your local authority (excluding PPP repayments; Counselling services for children and young people; Additional Support Needs in Education in the following years: 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022

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Request no. 38169. Received: 28/07/2022, Resolved: 22/08/2022 17:40:00

Covid Business Ventilation Fund to support ventilation in schools (response from schools)

How much funding did you receive from the government intended for this purpose, how much of your allocation was spent on ventilation improvements, what exactly the money was spent on, and how many classrooms have benefitted from improvement?

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Request no. 38171. Received: 04/07/2022, Resolved: 02/08/2022

Kirklands Park Street

To see the planning permission by CEC public transport team for the bus stop/lane in question. Why such a bus lane exists in the middle of a new housing development as bus lanes are usually reserved for high traffic areas.

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Request no. 38172. Received: 28/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

Dog Fouling

All the information on reported dog fouling in your council area including: number of reports; fixed penalty fines given; prosecutions (and subsequent fines). Information from the last 5 calendar years.

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Request no. 38173. Received: 28/07/2022, Resolved: 19/08/2022

Council housing waiting lists

The number of households on your council/social housing waiting list; also waiting list with children and waiting list with children under 5.

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Request no. 38174. Received: 28/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

Religious Representatives - Education Committee

- How many religious representatives sit on your education committee? - What organisations/religions do they represent? - How many of those representatives hold voting rights?

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Request no. 38177. Received: 29/07/2022, Resolved: 24/08/2022

Funding Rates for Meals

Please provide the funding rates for meals which are to be provided by partner provider nurseries for the provision of the 1,140 hours of funded ELC incl. rate applicable by term start date or any other assumptions used to set this rate.

Resolution

The current rate is £3.00 per meal no matter when a child starts of what their pattern of attendance is.

Request no. 38181. Received: 29/07/2022, Resolved: 27/09/2022

Home Schooling

For each of the past five academic years, how many pupils of school age have there been in the local authority area? And for each of the past five academic years, how many pupils have been receiving home education?

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Request no. 38188. Received: 30/07/2022, Resolved: 01/09/2022 16:52:00

Children's Commissioners

Do you have a joint commissioning framework for externally commissioned placements for children? If yes, does this joint commissioning framework include partners from 'health' (eg, CCG or new ICBs) and all other information.

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Request no. 38193. Received: 29/07/2022, Resolved: 25/08/2022

Licence Objective and Public Health

To request full papers with dates where the operation plan was approved whereby Assembly Venue Roxburgh Place.

Resolution

Please refer to the attached documents.

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Request no. 38196. Received: 30/07/2022, Resolved: 29/08/2022

Statistics on teachers of Primary and Secondary Schools

How many teachers of primary and secondary schools pupils were signed off sick at the end of the academic year 30 June 2022? How many off sick with stress? How many are due to be off when schools resumes on 17 August 2022.

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Request no. 38197. Received: 30/07/2022, Resolved: 31/08/2022

School Bus Drivers

How many school bus drivers have been operating in Edinburgh over the last five years please?

Resolution

No relevant information held.

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