28 July 2008

Mrs A Johnson

Via email ([FOI #1442 email])

Our ref: CS/08/0030/HJP

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If telephoning contact Hilary Pook on 020 7217 4734

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Dear Mrs Johnson

Request for information

In your email of 25 July, you asked for the proportion of investigators and assistant ombudsman who do not have previous local government work experience, but who have worked in central government or for an executive agency.

We consider this to be a vexatious request and are therefore not going to respond to it.

That concludes my response. If you feel I have not dealt properly with your request, you have the right to appeal and, should you wish to do so, I can supply a copy our internal complaints procedure. You also have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner to determine whether your request has been properly dealt with. You should note however that the Commissioner will not consider any complaint where you have not first exhausted our internal complaints process or where there has been undue delay in contacting him. You will be able to obtain further details of the Information Commissioner's role from the website on www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook (Ms)

Communications and Records Manager

LGO 01 (03/08)