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Correspondence between ONR and West Berkshire District Council

  • Date released: 30 May 2025
  • Request Number: 202504013
  • Release of information under: FOI 

Information requested

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

ONR, as the regulator for REPPIR19, routinely engages with local authorities upon which REPPIR19 places legal duties. 

  1. I would be most grateful if the ONR could provide a summary list of correspondence issued to members of West Berkshire District Council (WBDC) senior team members, being the responsible local authority for those nuclear establishments known as AWE Burghfield (AWE(B)) and AWE Aldermaston (AWE(A)) for the years 2018 to present. 
  2. In addition, I would request copies of correspondence issued to WBDC senior management, irrespective of subject, for the period following correspondence issued to WBDC by the ONR dated 29 November 2023. ONR reference: 2023/61771, Unique Number: ONR-TD-EPR-23-034. 

I would like the above information to be provided to me via email.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you contact me as I understand under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requestors.  If any of the information is available on the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs as necessary. 

If the release of any information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask you to supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.

Information released

Regarding Part 1 of your request, we confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we hold the information you have requested. Please see the below table for a summary list:

Correspondence from ONR to West Berkshire Council
ONR Reference Title Addressee Date Sent to West Berkshire Council
2023/61798 Email covering ONR-TD-EPR-23-034 Nigel Lynn
Chief Executive Officer		 29 Nov 23
2023/61771 ONR -=TD-EPR-23-034 Letter to WBDC CEO dated 29 Nov 23 Nigel Lynn
Chief Executive Officer		 29 Nov 23
Email Email from Office for Nuclear Regulation to AWE Emergency Planning Clare Lawrence
Executive Director CC'd		 23 Mar 23
2022/74053 Email - AWE REPPIR emergency planning - following meeting on 14th Nov 22 Chief Executives WBDC 19 Dec 22
2021/61339 Future ONR oversight of proposed developments around the AWE nuclear sites Chief Executive WBDC 13 Aug 21
2020/60828 Letter re REPPIR 2019, response email to requesting a change in date of the planned test of the AWE off-site plan Nick Carter
Chief Executive		 19 Feb 20
2020/26955 ONR letter to LAs re ONR role in providing advice to LAs setting DEPZ (REPPIR 2019) CC'd Chief Executives 29 Jan 20
2019/290103 ONR-EPR-19-008: Letter - Testing of AWE Off-Site Emergency Response Plan Mr Carter
Chief Executive		 7 Oct 19
2019/102022 ONR-EPR-19-001: Letter to duty holders notifying them of the Revised duties in REPPIR 19 and the actions required within the transitional period Chief Executives 12 Apr 19

Please be aware we have compiled the above table based on West Berkshire District Council (WBDC)’s determination of its senior team members and management structure, which is set out on its website.

Regarding Part 2 of your request, we confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we do not hold the information you have requested. No correspondence has been issued since 29 November 2023, ONR reference: 2023/61771, Unique Number: ONR-TD-EPR-23-034 which you referred in your request.

Exemptions applied

N/A

PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable

N/A