Matt,
I agree, how can one say a site does not exceed a GAC but refuse to say what the GAC is. If the consultant has paid Atkins for the use of their GACs he has a right to assume they are fit for purpose under the terms of his payment and , I would say, should be able to say what those numbers are. I he has not paid for their use, is he not using them illegally?
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Kevin Privett.
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From: Contaminated Land Management Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Matt Rhodes
Sent: 08 September 2011 10:44
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Subject: Re: GACs copyright
Don't know what went wrong there so I'll try again
I've recently had a phase 2 report submitted for a small plot, adjacent to an old iron works. All is well and good, but the consultant has not included the GACs in the main report, in the belief that this would infringe Atkins copyright.
I've been supplied with the GACs, so they are not attempting to hide anything. However its my belief that the assessment criteria are crucial to the publics understanding of the report, and not including them in the public record renders the whole thing meaningless.
Without dwelling too much on the tedium of copyright law, what are the views of the list. Should reports be accepted without the GACs?
Cheers
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