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Our ref: LS/DH2/FOI 706

Please ask for: Mrs D Hall

Tel: 01271 388257

Fax: 01271 388261

Email: [North Devon Council request email]

Date: 9 September 2009

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Mr/Ms S James

[FOI #16792 email]

Dear Mr/Ms James

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (the Act)

REQUEST APPLICATION NUMBER: 706

In your email received 13 August 2009 you requested the following information for the last 10 years:

  1. The number of working days lost each year for the past due to stress, anxiety and depression.

  1. The number of employees that have retired on the grounds of ill-health.

  1. Separately state dismissals in this as well where ill-health was brought up as a factor.

Section 1(1)(a) of the Act requires the Council to inform you whether it holds information of the description specified in your request. I can confirm that the Council does hold the information set out in 1 and 2 above. In discharge of its obligation under section 1(1)(b), the Council can provide you with the following information for the last 10 years:

  1. 2,818.5 working days have been lost due to stress, anxiety and depression over the last 10 years.

  1. 19 employees have retired on the grounds of ill-health.

I refer to my acknowledgement letter of the 13 August regarding question 3. I am yet to receive clarification of exactly what information you are requesting. This question will therefore remain on hold until this is received, in writing from you. Once this has been received, question 3 will then be dealt with in accordance with the Act and the date for the final response will be determined.

The information provided to you under the Act is for your own use only and may not be re-used without the consent of the Council.

Should you have any complaint in relation to the handling of this request, please refer to the Council's internal complaint process, details of which are set out on the Council's website: www.northdevon.gov.uk

I am also required to advise you of your right under Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether, in any specified respect, your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of Part I of the Act.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

Yours sincerely

MRS D HALL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICER

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