FOI Administration Info
Dear Rochford District Council,
I would like to make an FOI request for the following pieces of information:
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.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Parsons
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Dear Alex,
Thank you for your recent communication to Rochford District Council.
I have passed your Freedom of Information request to the Council’s Freedom
of Information team who will reply to your request within the next 20
working days.
Regards
Lynne Strawford, Information Officer, Civic Suite, Customer Services
Rochford District Council
[1]www.rochford.gov.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1268 798600 Ext. 4021
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Dear Mr Parsons,
Thank you for your request for information which has been dealt with under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find answers to your questions as follows (shown in navy font aside
each asked):
1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI? 1 (0.68FTE) + AD –
Legal Services, whom this responsibility falls under
2. What is the budget for administering FOI? Please see page 59 of the
Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy 2018/19-2022/23 (+ AD – Legal
Services, whom this responsibility falls under) –
[1]https://www.rochford.gov.uk/finance listed under the Related Content
menu on right-hand side of page
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one? No
4. Do you publish a disclosure log? The Council’s Guide to
Information, produced in accordance with the ICO’s Model Publication
Scheme, is published on our website at [2]www.rochford.gov.uk/guide
I trust that you find the above information useful, but if you are unhappy
with the way in which your request for information has been dealt with,
you can request a review by writing to the Assistant Director of Legal
Services, Rochford District Council, South Street, Rochford SS4 1BW or
alternatively by email to [3][email address].
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
then you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at The
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF [4]www.ico.org.uk.
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Thanks and Regards
Julie
Julie O’Brien, Information Co-ordinator, Legal Services
Rochford District Council
[5][email address]
[6]www.rochford.gov.uk t + 44 (0) 1702 318 068, ext. 3704
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From: Customer Services
Sent: 27 June 2018 10:43
To: 'Alex Parsons'
Cc: FOI
Subject: RE: 7300-LS-Freedom of Information request - FOI Administration
Info
Dear Alex,
Thank you for your recent communication to Rochford District Council.
I have passed your Freedom of Information request to the Council’s Freedom
of Information team who will reply to your request within the next 20
working days.
Regards
Lynne Strawford, Information Officer, Civic Suite, Customer Services
Rochford District Council
[8]www.rochford.gov.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1268 798600 Ext. 4021
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