Marlon Campbell
Communities, Law and
Via Email
Governance
[FOI #27339 email]
Direct Line – 020 7525 7511
Fax – 020 7525 7675
[Southwark Borough Council request email]
18 February 2010
Dear Marlon Campbell
Re: Your request for information: Ref No. 4705
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 19 January 2010 in
which you requested:
For the 100 most recent FOI requests which the council considers closed, be that
because the request was rejected, met, or declared "not held", please provide the
following information:
(1) The date the request was received by the council.
(2) The summary subject of the request - in less than 20 words
(3) The date the request was acknowledged.
(4) The date the initial final response was given
(5) The status of this response, ie met, not held, rejected
(6) Whether an Internal Review was requested, and if so the date on which this
was completed and the outcome status
(7) Whether the FOI Request to the council's knowledge was referred
to the ICO.
(8) Whether the ICO issued any guidance or instruction to the council following
this referral.
(9) The final outcome after the ICO referral.
The data requested is not held in a format that readily enables us to extract this
information. Having considered your request we have estimated that it will cost more
than the appropriate limit to consider your request. The appropriate limit is specified in
regulations and for local government is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost
of one person spending 18 hours in determining whether we hold the information, and
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locating, retrieving and extracting the information. Consequently, we are not obliged by
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to respond to your request (see section 12(1)).
We are, however, within the next few months implementing a new database that will in
future enable us to provide reports reflecting the questions asked above from next year.
This data will also be published in line with the Ministry of Justice requirement.
In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this acts as a
Refusal Notice for the remainder of the information.
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
Freedom of Information Officer at:
Communities, Law & Governance
Level 2
PO Box 64529
London
SE1P 5LX
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 Freedom of Information Officer
Communities, Law & Governance
Communities, Law & Governance, Democratic Services, PO BOX 64529' London, SE1 5LX
Switchboard - 020 7525 5000
Website - www.southwark.gov.uk
Chief Executive – Annie Shepperd