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Date: 29th June 2018
Our Ref: FOI 18 19778
Alex Parsons
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Parsons
Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your Freedom of Information Request received on the 26th June 2018
Your request asked for the following information:
Your Request
1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI?
2. What is the budget for administering FOI?
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one?
4. Do you publish a disclosure log?
If not all information is available, please treat questions individually.
Council’s Response
1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI?
The Information Governance Team consists of 5 officers. However, the team do
not work exclusively on FOI requests
2. What is the budget for administering FOI?
There is no specific budget for administering FOI
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one?
The Council does not use case management software for FOI
4. Do you publish a disclosure log?
The Council does not publish a disclosure log
Information Governance, Town Hall and Civic Offices,
Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL
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The Information Governance Team can be contacted at the following address:
Information Governance Team, Town Hall and Civic Buildings, Westoe Road, South
Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL.
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Should you remain dissatisfied with the final outcome of the internal review process
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Information Commissioner is the Government’s Independent Body responsible for
overseeing the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 1998 and
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
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reference number and your reasons for your appeal.
The ICO’s contact details are as follows: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF. More information can be found on the
ICO’s website at
www.ico.org.uk If you have any further queries about this matter then please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Yours sincerely
Neil Purvis
Performance and Information Coordinator
Information Governance
Tel: 0191 424 6539
Email
: xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Information Governance, Town Hall and Civic Offices,
Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL