Directorate of Governance & Law

Director of Governance & Law - Daniel Fenwick

Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF

Dear Mr Nunn,

Re: Request for information.

I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000.

You have specifically requested the following:

“During the last five years how many times has the Local Government Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against Waltham Forest Borough Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact that a member of Waltham Forest Borough Council staff had misled them, lied to them or done anything else to hinder their investigation. If they have what disciplinary action was taken against the individual(s) concerned by the Council”

I can confirm that that the Council does not hold this information. The Local Government Ombudsman has not notified the Council that its member of staff had misled them, lied to them or done anything to hinder their investigations in the last five years.

I trust that this satisfies your request sufficiently, however, if you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have the right to complain about the Council's response to your request for information. If you have such a complaint, you may contact the:

Corporate Information Officer

Room 2

Waltham Forest Town Hall

E17 4JF

Tel- 020 84964334

within 28 days of the date of this letter for a review of the Council's decision. If you remain unsatisfied with the outcome of that complaint, you may seek further recourse by lodging an appeal with the Information Commissioner.

Yours Sincerely,

Shirley Orjih

Assistant Corporate Information Officer

Corporate Law Team

Corporate Services

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