FOI request (FOI222197)

BS 42020:2013

Requested Fri 01 September 2017
Responded  Fri 01 September 2017

Can you please provide me the specific  information in regard to BS 42020:2013 Biodiversity Code of Practice for Planning and Development as in part 1 through to 4.

1) Can you please inform me how many copies of this document British Standard BS 42020:2013 Biodiversity Code of Practice for Planning and Development that the Council hold?

2) Can you please inform me if you hold copies as in  information request  part (1) i.e British Standard BS 42020:2013 Biodiversity Code of Practice for Planning and Development what date (they were)/(was it)  obtained?

3) How were the copies as in  information request  part (1) i.e British Standard BS 42020:2013 Biodiversity Code of Practice for Planning and Development that the Council acquired and from which point of sale location(s)?

4) How much was the purchase price of each of the British Standard Documents as in information request  part (1) i.e .British Standard BS 42020:2013 Biodiversity Code of Practice for Planning and Development that the Council acquired?

Response

Q1. Hastings Borough Council holds one copy. Q2. 3rd September 2013 Q3. A complimentary copy was sent to the Parks department directly by British Standards Institute Q4. N/A, it was complimentary. The reason it was complimentary was because a Council Officer was a panel member of the British Standard Institute for BS42020 and was therefore a co-author.