Please ask for: Sara Jane Owens

Direct Line: 0116 252 7606

E-mail: [email address]

Fax: (0116) 252 7936

Our Ref: FOI 2682

Date: 19^th May 2009

Keith

[FOI #12132 email]

Dear Sir

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your recent request made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 which was received by Leicester City Council on the 18^th May 2000.

Section 8 (1) of the FOIA sets out the requirements of a valid request
for information and says that a request must, “state the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence”.
Section 8 (1) (b) also indicates that the real name of the applicant should be used when requesting information and not any other name.

The definition of “applicant” in section 84 of the FOIA adds weight
to this as the phrase in section 8 (1) (b) should be read as “the name
of the person making a request”. This also suggests that the use of a
false or fictitious name is not acceptable. Therefore when Leicester City Council receives a request from a person using an obvious pseudonym, we are under no obligation to comply with the request; nor would it fall within
jurisdiction of the Information Commissioner.

However in order to provide advice and assistance to you in line with s16 of the Act I have enclosed for you a link to the Council's website, here you will find information which is issued to all households at the time of sending Council Tax bills.

This information covers how Council Tax money is spent and on which Council Services.

http://www.leicester.gov.uk/index.asp?pgid=25830

Should you still require further information in order to allow the Council to proceed with your request we will require your real full name to be provided either via email or in writing. Until this information is received we are unable to proceed any further.

Yours sincerely

Sara Jane Owens

Information Governance Team Manager

Legal Services