FOI Administration Info
Dear Charnwood Borough 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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Thank you for your information request which is acknowledged.
Your request is being considered and you should receive the information within 20 working days. This is subject to it not being covered by an exemption or requiring the payment of a fee.
I have set out below further information regarding the Freedom of Information Act for your information.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
Yours sincerely
Megan Bilton
Data Protection and Information Security Officer Charnwood Borough Council e-mail [cyfeiriad ebost] Tel 01509 634711
The Council will provide the information requested wherever possible, however the Act does set out a number of exemptions that may prevent release of the information to you. If any of the exemptions do apply to the information that you have requested we will not be able to supply it. You will be notified if this is the case with the reasons why we are claiming an exemption and your rights to complain and appeal the decision.
If a fee is payable we will inform you of this and you must pay the fee before the information request can be processed further – the 20 working day timetable is suspended until receipt of the fee. The Act also sets out the amount of work that the Council can be required to undertake. If this limit is estimated to be exceeded by your request we can refuse to process the request. If your request exceeds this limit, we will let you know.
If any of the information requested concerns a third party they may be consulted prior to taking a decision whether to release the information to you or not.
We will aim to provide the information to you in the format that you have specified. If you require an alternative format please let me know. Where the format has not been specified the information will be provided by e-mail, or as a paper copy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Parsons [mailto:[cyfeiriad ebost]]
Sent: 26 June 2018 16:56
To: [cyfeiriad ebost]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI Administration Info
Dear Charnwood Borough 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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[cyfeiriad ebost]
Is [cyfeiriad ebost] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Charnwood Borough Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
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For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Data Protection
For information about how and why we may process your personal data, your data protection rights or how to contact our Data Protection Officer, please view our Privacy Notice
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Dear Mr Parsons,
Following the above information request I am able to provide the following
information:
1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI? 1
2. What is the budget for administering FOI? No Information held. FOI
administration is one element of a wider post and within a team. No
specific budget is attached to the FOI function alone.
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? No
4. Do you publish a disclosure log? FOI request information was
previously published on the Council’s website. The Council is not
currently proactively publishing a disclosure log, while it looks to
streamline this process in future.
If you would like to re-use the information provided, please see the
[1]re-use page on our website
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me. I have outlined
our Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure below should you need to
make use of it.
Yours sincerely,
Megan Bilton
Data Protection and Information Security Officer
Charnwood Borough Council
[2][email address]
01509 634711
Charnwood Borough Council Freedom of Information and Environmental
Information complaints procedure
Informal Complaints Procedure
If you are dissatisfied with the way in which your request has been
handled please contact me, and I will try to resolve your complaint on an
informal basis within 15 working days.
If you are then still dissatisfied with the response, please follow the
formal complaints procedure below.
Formal Complaints Procedure
Put your formal complaint in writing, providing any supporting evidence,
to the Corporate Service Development Officer at the address noted below,
who will then investigate and respond to your complaint within 20 working
days.
If the Corporate Service Development Officer dealt with your initial
request for information your complaint will automatically be referred to
the Head of Service and / or one of our Strategic Directors for
independent consideration.
Write to: Corporate Service Development Officer
Charnwood Borough Council
Southfield Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2TU
Telephone: 01509 634596
E-mail: [3][email address]
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113. Website:
[4]www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Parsons [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: 26 June 2018 16:56
To: [email address]
Subject: 10100 Freedom of Information request - FOI Administration Info
Dear Charnwood Borough 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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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[5][email address]
Is [6][email address] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Charnwood Borough Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[8]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[9]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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Data Protection
For information about how and why we may process your personal data, your data
protection rights or how to contact our Data Protection Officer, please view our
[10]Privacy Notice
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