Dear Mr Nunn

Information Request NBC780-1046

I am writing to acknowledge your request for information dated 12^th January 2009 which is being dealt with under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 (FOI).

Your request has been given the unique access to information code NBC780-1046. Please quote this reference on any correspondence relating to this request.

With reference to your request regarding the amount of times the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has investigated maladministration against individual employees of Northampton Borough Council and if any disciplinary action was taken against them.

The LGO has issued reports regarding maladministration against the Council but no individual employees have been disciplined regarding this.

For your convenience attached are the LGO letters from 2005 - 2008. These are the only LGO letters still held by the Council.

The disclosure to you of the enclosed information does not give you a right to reproduce or publish such information without the express permission of Northampton Borough Council or any other owners of the copyright therein.

If you consider the Council has not provided the information you have requested you have the right to challenge that decision in respect of your information request within 6 months.

Please write to:

Information Access Challenges

Northampton Borough Council

The Guildhall

St Giles Square

Northampton NN1 1DE

Or email: [email address]

If your challenge is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you will then have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner.

If you feel your request has been handled unfairly you should, in the first instance, complain using the Council's Customer Feedback form and address it to the department you have been dealing with. The Council's Complaints procedure (a full copy of which is available on the internet, from any Council reception or by telephoning or writing to the Council's Complaints Co-ordinator) will then be used to try and resolve your complaint.

Yours sincerely

Mr D J Taylor

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Management Team Leader

Borough Solicitor's Department

www.northampton.gov.uk