18 September 2008

Dear A. Johnson

Re: Your request for information: Ref No. FOI3087

Thank you for your request for information that was received on 26 August 2008 in which you requested:

“I would like to know,

a) how many findings of maladministration the local government

ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.

b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in

full or in part, has refused to accept.

c) how many findings of maladministration your council has accepted

but refused to comply, either in full or in part, with the local

government ombudsman's recommended remedy.”

The information you have requested can be obtained direct from the Local Government Ombudsman. They can be contacted at: http://www.lgo.org.uk/

Or in writing to:

Local Government Ombudsman

PO Box 4771

Coventry

CV4 0EH

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make an appeal for a review of our decision, you should write to the Corporate Access to Information Manager at:

Corporate Access to Information Manager

Room 3.12

Town Hall

Peckham Road

London SE5 8UB
Email: [Southwark Borough Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome your appeal, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have first exhausted our internal appeal procedure and you should contact him within 2 months of the outcome of your internal appeal. Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available through the Information Commissioner at the:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire. SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Internet: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely,

Janet McDonald

Corporate Access to Information Officer

Legal & Democratic Services

Legal & Democratic Services, Floor 3 ,Town Hall, Peckham Road, London SE5 8UB

Switchboard - 020 7525 5000 Website - www.southwark.gov.uk

Chief Executive - Annie Shepperd