Dear Mr Nunn

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your enquiry dated 10 October 2009 for information held by the Council. Your enquiry is being dealt with under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

1. You requested the following information in respect of the last 5 years:

(a) How many Local Government Act Part III Section 32(3) notices

has the Council served on a Local Government Ombudsman?

(b) How many times has the Ombudsman concerned found the Council

guilty of maladministration for misusing a Section 32(3) notice?

2. The following information is provided free of charge in response to your enquiry:

(a) The Council has served no such notices on the Local Government Ombudsman.

(b) Not applicable.

3. If you are unhappy with the way in which your enquiry has been dealt with, you may ask for an internal review by initiating the Council's Corporate Complaints Procedure, details of which may be obtained by logging onto the Council's website http://www.dartford.gov.uk/council/ or telephoning or emailing me. Should you remain dissatisfied with the decision on internal review, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

I would be grateful if you would address any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter, to me, quoting the reference number FOI No. 645. Please familiarise yourself with the informative on re-use of information.

Yours sincerely

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Sarah Cotton

Assistant Solicitor (Conveyancing)

INFORMATIVE

THE RE-USE OF PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION

The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations came into force on 1^st July 2005.

The first step towards re-using public sector information is to know what significant information is available for re-use.

All documents registered within the Council's Publication Scheme (with the exception of those documents where charges apply) are available for re-use on the terms of the Licence to Reproduce Public Sector Information. No re-use fee is charged under this licence. http://www.dartford.gov.uk/foi/

Private Study and Non-Commercial Re-use of Information

The Council's standard Licence to Reproduce Public Sector Information applies.

Re-use of Information for Commercial Gain

If you intend to re-use the material for commercial gain then you must write to the relevant Department or author of the material concerned, giving full details of your proposed use of the material, including whether you intend to publish and sell the material as part of your product. You will be advised of any charge due to be paid in these circumstances and the terms of a specific licence for re-use for commercial purposes will be agreed. Please note that any fees already paid (if any) under the Freedom of Information legislation in respect of the information will be deducted from the charge for its re-use.

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