This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Christopher Garland Conservative Leader'.

S. Smith

Email: [FOI #10927 email]

Date: 5th May 2009

My Ref: NH/leb

Your Ref:

Dear Sir / Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Further to my email of 5th May, I am writing to confirm that the Council has now completed its search for the information which you requested on 24th April 2009.

A copy of the information is enclosed in the format you requested.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other reuse, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder.

Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to Mr Paul Fisher, Head of Legal Services, Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ, explaining your reasons for complaining or requesting a review.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours faithfully

0x01 graphic

Neil Harris

Democratic Services Manager

t 01622 602020

e [email address]

Encl. Councillor C Garland Register of Interests