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Below is an email from <\/strong><\/em>the Thames Area Customers and Engagement Team in response to a question from Ian S about River Thames Scheme costs and timescales.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Our ref: EIR2025\/31768<\/b>
\nDear Mr S
\nI am writing in response to your request for information, received 25 September 2025, regarding IR2025\/24208 – Request for Internal Review of EIR2025\/14072.
\nWe respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).
\nWith all due apologies for the delay, we are writing to confirm that the River Thames Scheme does not produce ‘Project Status Reports’.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn this case, the information you have requested is not held by the Environment Agency, and we are therefore refusing your request on the grounds that there is no information we can provide.
\nWhere a request is for environmental information, the Regulations allow us to refuse to disclose it if the exception at EIR Regulation 12(4)(a) applies. The regulation states that a public authority may refuse to disclose environmental information to the extent that it does not hold that information when an applicant\u2019s request is received.\u00a0 It is not possible for us to conduct a public interest balancing test because the reason for non-disclosure is that the information is not held.\u00a0 If you have any questions regarding the status of the project, or further questions, the team would be very happy to answer them.
\nPlease refer to the\u00a0Open Government Licence<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0which explains the permitted use of this information.
\nRights of appeal<\/b>
\nIf you are not satisfied with our decision, you can contact us within two calendar months to ask for the decision to be reviewed. We will then conduct an internal review of our response to your request and give you our decision in writing within 40 working days.
\nIf you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you can then make an appeal to the Information Commissioner Office, the statutory regulator for the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please follow this link to the\u00a0ICO online complaints portal<\/span><\/strong><\/u><\/a>. The address is: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
\nTel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 (national rate) | Fax: 01625 524 510 Email:\u00a0icocasework@ico.org.uk<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0| Website:\u00a0www.ico.org.uk<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\nYours sincerely,
\nCustomers and Engagement Team – Thames Area
\nEnvironment Agency
\nPlease tell us how we did<\/u><\/b>
\nTo help improve your experience as a customer we are currently gathering feedback. If you would like to take part in a short customer satisfaction survey, please click the link below:
\n<\/u><\/b>Environment Agency FOI Customer Satisfaction Survey<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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