- Title or Description
- Section 1 - Acquisition of Land
- FOI Number
- 202423
- Date Received
- 08/01/2024
- Type of Request
- EIR
- Request or Question
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We would like to (and hereby do) make an Information Request that we be provided with all information collected by you pursuant to your statutory duty under Section 1 of Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 for all Notices/Orders that:
(1) Have been Served,
(2) remain extant, (That is to say have been served but are not considered Complied with)
(3) Have been Complied with (Where there are no works left to be carried out)
(4) Have been Complied with but have invoices pending in respect of works carried out by or on behalf of your council,
During the dates 1st July 2023 to the 8th January 2024 which information would form part of any PEC issued by the Council were one to be issued.
We would draw the Council’s attention to the Scottish Information Commissioner’s “Guidance on validity of requests” and in particular the guidance for public authorities contained in paragraph 3.
We would also draw your attention to the provisions of Section 1 of the Act and to the Regulations.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Act, we would prefer the information in electronic form, failing which in hard copy.
In so far as any of the requested information contains personal data, the disclosure of which is exempted under Section 38 of the Act, we request that the information be provided with the personal data redacted. - Response
- (A) THE SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL (2 HIGH STREET/12 MARKET PLACE, JEDBURGH) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2020 was confirmed by Scottish Ministers on 11 August 2021.(B) The Scottish Borders Council (Subjects at Clovenfords, Galashiels) Compulsory Purchase Order 2009 remains extant as the notice to treat process was used to take prompt entry on 6 September 2010, but compensation is still being resolved to enable title to be transferred. In respect of Area 1 compensation has been agreed and discussions regarding agreeing the terms of the conveyance to transfer title are at an advanced stage
