5 March 2010

Ms A Mayall

Via email ([FOI #28287 email])

Our ref: CS/10/009/HJP

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Dear Ms Mayall

Request for information

In your email of 2 February, you asked for details of expenses claimed by Tony Redmond since his appointment as a Local Government Ombudsman.

I attach a separate sheet containing this information. Mr Redmond took up his post in November 2001.

That concludes my response. If you feel I have not dealt properly with your request, you have the right to appeal and, should you wish to do so, I can supply a copy our internal complaints procedure. If you do request an internal review - can you please indicate why you are unhappy with my response. You also have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner to determine

whether your request has been properly dealt with. You should note however that the Commissioner will not consider any complaint where you have not first exhausted our internal complaints process or where there has been undue delay in contacting him. You will be able to obtain further details of the Information Commissioner's role from the website on www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Hilary Pook

Hilary Pook (Ms)

Communications and Records Manager

Tony Redmond's expenses since his appointment in 2001

* Mr Redmond took up his appointment in November 2001, so these expenses only cover the period November 2001 - March 2002

^# This covers the period April 2009 - January 2010

** “Other travel” can include train fares, taxi fares, plane fares, and hire cars. Train tickets are often purchased in advance by the Commission and therefore are not paid for by the person travelling and then claimed back, but the cost is still included in these figures.

LGO 01 (03/08)