URGENT: STATUTORY DISCLOSURE REQUEST UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004
Case reference EIR2026/02216
Received 9 October 2026
Published 9 November 2026
Request
Under the Environmental Information Regulations Act 2004, could you please provide the following information
• Target Emissions Array: Radio Frequency (RF) and Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Infrastructure Procurement
Infrastructure Scope: All infrastructure emitting radio frequency radiation, including mobile telephone/smart metering masts, communication hubs and other wireless technology
Pursuant to the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), I am writing to submit a formal, statutory request for environmental information held by Waverley Borough Council regarding the procurement, risk mitigation, and authorization frameworks applied to the deployment of all infrastructure emitting radio frequency radiation within public municipal spaces.
As this request directly concerns electromagnetic and Radio Frequency emissions introduced into the public environment, it falls explicitly under the statutory definitions of environmental information. Please note that standard Freedom of Information Act boundaries do not apply; exceptions relating to commercial confidentiality under Regulation 12(5)(e) are completely overridden by Regulation 12(9) of the EIR for information relating to emissions.
Please supply a certified copy of the following statutory records:
1. The Equality Impact Assessment (EIA): The full, contemporaneous Equality Impact Assessment, Equality Impact Analysis, or screening documentation conducted prior to or at the precise point of authorizing procurement or execution of site hosting leases for this infrastructure. This record must explicitly detail the Council's considered "due regard" under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (the Public Sector Equality Duty) concerning ICIRP documented exclusions and safety parameter anomalies for members of the public with medical, cardiac, or metallic implants.
2. The Human Health Risk Evaluation: Any formal, recorded specialist risk assessments, expert technical reviews, or underwriting disclosure files compiled by or for the Council addressing the long-term public liability implications of hosting continuous uninsurable environmental emissions across public assets.
3. Should the Council not hold contemporaneous written records satisfying these criteria, please issue an explicit, formal statement under Regulation 12(4)(a) confirming that no such environmental information is held by the authority.
Response
Thank you for your request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations Act 2004.
Guildford Borough Council has undertaken enquiries with the relevant service areas and does not hold the information requested.
The Council does not procure, operate, regulate or maintain telecommunications infrastructure of the type described in your request, including mobile telecommunications masts, communications hubs, smart metering infrastructure or other radio frequency transmission equipment. Consequently, the Council does not hold:
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Equality Impact Assessments, Equality Impact Analyses or screening documents of the type described in part 1 of your request;
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Human health risk evaluations, specialist risk assessments, expert technical reviews, underwriting disclosure files or comparable records of the type described in part 3 of your request.
Accordingly, Guildford Borough Council relies upon Regulation 12(4)(a) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, namely that the requested information is not held by the authority.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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