Adult Social Care - Older People Teams

18 October 2011

 

Dear Mr Greenhalgh

 

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for records held by this department/office.

 

Acknowledgement:

Your request dated 13 October 2011 was received by this department on 13
October 2011.

 

A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20
working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect to
receive your decision by 10 November 2011.

 

There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act,
which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than
the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will
promptly advise you in writing.

 

Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to
contact the Information Rights Officer to discuss any problems that may
have arisen.

 

Non reply by us deemed to be a refusal

 

If you have not heard from us once the allotted time has expired, you are
automatically entitled to appeal to this department for a review of the
matter. This review is a full and new examination of the matter, and is
carried out by a more senior member of staff of this department/office.

 

In the event that you need to make such an appeal, you can do so by
writing to Information Rights at the address given below. You should state
that you are appealing because an initial decision was not sent to you
within the time permitted. In that event, you would normally have 40 days
(after the original decision should have been sent to you) in which time
to make the appeal.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Officer

Litigation

Legal & Corporate Services

Gateshead Council

Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 1HH

Tel No        0191 433 3000

Fax No      0191 433 2103

[1][Gateshead Borough Council request email]

 

Gateshead Council Website: [2]www.gateshead.gov.uk

 

In the interests of the environment, only print this email if absolutely
necessary.

 

 

 

 

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