Received 31 May 2021
Decided
Refused
Request Reference 21/214
Requester Type Other
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I request all records pertaining to the policy of Appropriate Assessment as adopted and implemented by the Forest Service. I seek all records with respect to the following: 1. When was the Forest Service first made aware of the need to implement an Appropriate Assessment policy, 2. Who informed the Forest Service, 3. What meetings/discussions were held when deciding to formulate and implement said policy, 4. Who attended the meetings, their roles and contributions, 5. Submissions from industry and private individuals with respect to the formulation of the Appropriate Assessment policy, 6. The names of departmental officials and foresters who ultimately drafted and approved the policy, and 7. Why a 15k zoning was decided upon, who decided that zoning, and the rationale for categorizing forestry as an industrial process. I would like all official notes including worksheets and all and any communications and scratch work done in the formulation of the policy of Appropriate Assessment.