Water and wastewater usage and costs

Request

We formally request under the EIR 2004 regulations Act data you hold, relating to the water and wastewater usage and costs within your controlled portfolio / expenditure.

Given the Governments focus on water control, reduction and competition, there is a valid public interest in local taxpayers knowing what the UK's public sector across both local and central Government comprises.

For the most recent yearly data to hand:

• Your total billed water/sewerage usage?
• Your total billed water/sewerage cost?
• Name of your water provider?
• Are you on a standard water tariff or negotiated/contracted rate i.e. via a framework/direct?
• Have you switched water supplier?
• Have you ever commissioned or undertaken a water and wastewater audit, with a review to reducing your water and wastewater costs?
• Is funding prohibiting you from implementing a water and wastewater cost reduction project?
• Have you ever carried out a water consumption benchmark exercise to all of your buildings? If so what is the water consumption per person per year?
• Do you have a future water strategy, if so, please supply details.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs).

In your email you have requested information in relation to the Gambling Commission’s supply for water, for the most recent yearly data to hand.

Please note, the Gambling Commission is a tenant within a building. The arrangements for the supply of our water are managed by our landlord. Our responses to your queries are as follows:

• Your total billed water/sewerage usage?

The total billed water/sewerage usage is 5898 Cubic Meters.

• Your total billed water/sewerage cost?

The total billed water/sewerage cost is £2530.34, as part of a capped service charge.

• Name of your water provider?

This information is not held by the Gambling Commission.

• Are you on a standard water tariff or negotiated/contracted rate i.e. via a framework/direct?

This information is not held by the Gambling Commission.

• Have you switched water supplier?

This information is not held by the Gambling Commission.

• Have you ever commissioned or undertaken a water and wastewater audit, with a review to reducing your water and wastewater costs?

The Commission can confirm that we have not. However, we cannot confirm if the building provider has.

• Is funding prohibiting you from implementing a water and wastewater cost reduction project?

No.

• Have you ever carried out a water consumption benchmark exercise to all of your buildings? If so what is the water consumption per person per year?

The Commission can confirm that we have not. However, we cannot confirm if the building provider has.

• Do you have a future water strategy, if so, please supply details.

The Commission will include policies on water usage in a forthcoming updated environmental policy.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email. 

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission. 

It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission