Publication - FOI/EIR release
Scottish Forestry - fleet vehicles: FOI release
- Directorate
- Environment and Forestry Directorate
- Part of
- Public sector
Published
24 September 2019
FOI reference
FOI/19/02014
Date received
27 August 2019
Date responded
17 September 2019
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked:
- How many vehicles do Scottish Forestry own?
- How many vehicles, which were purchased prior to the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 coming into force, have undergone Scottish Forestry rebranding?
- How many vehicles, which were purchased after the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 came into force, have undergone Scottish Forestry rebranding?
Response
The answer to your questions are:
- Scottish Forestry do not own any vehicles. Scottish Forestry vehicles are part of the Forestry and Land Scotland fleet and are “leased” to Scottish Forestry by means of an agreed Pre Determined Charge Rate. Scottish Forestry have 17 vehicles on their fleet through this arrangement.
- 11 vehicles, which were purchased prior to the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 coming into force, have undergone Scottish Forestry rebranding. The remaining 6 vehicles are due to be rebranded in September.
- All vehicles currently in use by Scottish Forestry were purchased prior to 1 April 2019. No vehicles have been purchased for use by Scottish Forestry after Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 came into force.
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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