Alleged Campaigns

Jaki Parsons made this Freedom of Information request to Brent Borough Council

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From: Jaki Parsons

22 January 2010

Dear Brent Borough Council,

Dear sir or madam,

During 2009, the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF) claimed that two related campaigns were being conducted.

1. A campaign to vilify Graham Badman, author of a report into
home education.

2. A campaign to inundate the DCSF with Freedom of Information
requests.

Recent comments by a senior official in the DCSF suggested that
these alleged campaigns might have spread to include local
authorities.

I would like you to provide me with the following information.

First, please confirm whether or not you have observed these
alleged campaigns.

Second, please confirm whether or not you have exchanged any
correspondence with the DCSF regarding these alleged campaigns.

Finally, if you have exchanged correspondence with the DCSF on this
issue then please provide me with copies of that correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Jaki Parsons

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From: Stephen F Williams
Brent Borough Council

26 January 2010

Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 577575
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Dear Mrs. Parsons

Thank you for your request for information received on 22 January 2010. We
aim to respond to your request within 20 working days.

However, whilst we may send the formal notification of the decision to the
email address you have provided we will not send the information requested
to that address. This is because we are aware that doing so will
automatically result in the information being published on the
whatdotheyknow website. Publication of information in this way may
constitute an unauthorised re-use (under the Re-use of Public Sector
Information Regulations 2005) and may infringe copyright. I would
therefore be grateful if you will provide me with an alternative
disclosure address. This can be a postal address, fax number or an email
address, as long as it does not result in automatic publication and
re-use.If you wish to apply for permission to re-use any of the requested
information you may do so by writing to the IT Standards Manager at Brent
Council, Floor 5, 349-357 High Road, Wembley HA9 6BZ , telephone 020 8937
1402, e-mail

[1][Brent Borough Council request email]

If you wish to appeal against the requirement to provide an alternative
disclosure address you can do so by writing to the IT Standards Manager at
the address given above.

You also have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner. However,
the Information Commissioner will not normally consider an appeal until
you have exhausted your rights of redress and complaint to the Council.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700, www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Stephen F Williams,
DPA & FOI Consultant
[2][email address]

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From: Stephen F Williams
Brent Borough Council

10 February 2010

Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 577575
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Dear Mrs. Parsons

Further to your request for information received on 22 January 2010 I am
writing to inform you that unfortunately the information you requested
cannot be supplied as it is not held by Brent Council.

If you are dissatisfied with the response or how the Council has handled
your request you can complain to the Council by writing to the following
address: IT Standards Manager at Brent Council,&Floor 5, 349-357 High
Road, Wembley HA9 6BZ, telephone 020 8937 1402, e-mail [Brent Borough Council request email].
It is the Council's policy to ensure that, where practicable, your
complaint is dealt with by someone who was not involved in the original
decision.

You also have a right of appeal about our decision to the Information
Commissioner, however, the Information Commissioner will not normally
consider an appeal until you have exhausted your rights of redress and
complaint to the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted as
follows:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700,
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
As part of our commitment to improve our service to our customers we would
welcome any feedback on the way that we have dealt with your request.

Yours sincerely

Stephen F Williams,
DPA & FOI Consultant
[email address]

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