Administrative Penalty Agreements

Paul McAleer made this Freedom of Information request to Cardiff Council

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From: Paul McAleer

15 April 2011

Dear Cardiff Council,

I understand the Council, on occasions, offers customers the option
of paying an Administrative Penalty Agreement in line with s115A of
the Social Security Admin Act 1992.

When such offers are made customers are advised that failing to
accept the APA may lead to criminal proceedings (not specifically
for not making the APA but for the alleged offence).

My questions:

1 How many APA's are offered to customers an an annual basis.

2 Of these how many are accepted.

3 Of the ones not accepted how many does the council actually
commence criminal proceedings.

4 Of the criminal proceedings actually taken how many lead to
conviction.

Yours faithfully,

Paul McAleer

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From: FOI - Citizen & Democratic Services
Cardiff Council

18 April 2011

My Ref: HANR252

Dear Mr McAleer,

Thank you for your below request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding Administrative Penalty Agreements, which was received on the 15th April 2011.

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Neil Collins

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From: Griffiths, Nadine
Cardiff Council

3 May 2011


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Dear Paul

Please find attached a FOI response to your recent enquiry

<<FS791 - Letter.doc>>

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Many thanks

Nadine

Nadine Griffiths
Group Accountant/Cyfrifydd Grŵp
Corporate Services / Gwasanaethau Corfforaethol
Phone / Ffôn 029 2082 7302

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Mae'n bosibl bod gwybodaeth gyfrinachol yn y neges hon. Os na chyfeirir y
neges atoch chi'n benodol (neu os nad ydych chi'n gyfrifol am
drosglwyddo'r neges i'r person a enwir), yna ni chewch gopio na
throsglwyddo'r neges. Mewn achos o'r fath, dylech ddinistrio'r neges a
hysbysu'r anfonwr drwy e-bost ar unwaith. Rhowch wybod i'r anfonydd ar
unwaith os nad ydych chi neu eich cyflogydd yn caniatau e-bost y Rhyngrwyd
am negeseuon fel hon. Rhaid deall nad yw'r safbwyntiau, y casgliadau a'r
wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon nad ydynt yn cyfeirio at fusnes swyddogol
Cyngor Dinas a Sir Caerdydd yn cynrychioli barn y Cyngor Sir nad yn cael
sel ei fendith. Caiff unrhyw negeseuon a anfonir at, neu o'r cyfeiriad
e-bost hwn eu prosesu gan system E-bost Gorfforaethol Cyngor Sir Caerdydd
a gallant gael eu harchwilio gan rywun heblaw'r person a enwir.

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