My ref:
463159
Your ref:
Date:
17 December 2009
Contact:
Nicola Graves – Customer Service Manager
Dial:
(01223) 699703
E Mail:
[Cambridgeshire County Council request email]
Mr Russell
Customer Service and
Transformation
By email:
Corporate Director,
[FOI #19390 email]
Pat Harding
Information Governance
RES1405
Shire Hall
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
Dear Mr Russell
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in my response.
Further to your email of 4 November 2009, in which you expressed your dissatisfaction at the way your
request for information had been handled, I have now concluded my investigation and my findings are
as follows:
The Council has failed to fulfil its duties under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act),
specifically, by failing to provide you with the requested information within the time limits provided in
section 10(1) of the Act. I understand that the delay arose because it took longer to check the accuracy
of the information than expected. Furthermore, there was a failure to follow procedures, by not keeping
you informed of any delay or of the progress of your request. I apologise for any frustration or
inconvenience that this may have caused you.
I would like to assure you that the Council does aim to respond in full to requests made under the Act
within 20 working days. To ensure that there is not a reoccurrence of these errors, I have arranged for
the Information Governance team to meet with the officers involved with your request to ensure that
they have received appropriate training and that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Act. I
have also asked the Information Governance team to ensure that these officers are confident in their
use of the procedures for dealing with information requests.
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of this complaints process, you may apply directly to the
Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Nicola Graves
Customer Service Manager
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk