Trevor Nunn
Communities, Law &
Via Email
Governance
[FOI #20427 email]
Direct Line – 020 7525 7511
Fax – 020 7525 7675
[Southwark Borough Council request email]
18 December 2009
Dear Trevor Nunn
Re: Your request for information: Ref No. 42
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 12 October 2009 in
which you requested:
Over the last five years
(1) How many Local Government Act Part III Section 32(3) notices
has your council served on a Local Government Ombudsman.
(3) How many times has the Ombudsman concerned found the council
guilty of maladministration for misusing a Section 32(3) notice.
I am writing to advise you that unfortunately we do not record information in the format
you have requested and therefore we cannot definitively say that this situation has never
occurred. However, from the current manager of this service recollection has no
recollection of a case where the Ombudsman has criticised officers for lying.
I apologise for the delay and any inconvenience occasioned in providing the above
response which was due to an oversight on my part.
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Yours sincerely,
Janet McDonald
Corporate Freedom of Information Officer
Communities, Law & Governance
Communities, Law & Governance, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX
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Chief Executive – Annie Shepperd