Alleged Campaigns

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Reference: FOI2010038

Dear Alison Edgley,

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Corporate Information Governance Officer.

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.

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[1]Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)FOI Customer, Community and
Democratic Services

Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL

Telephone: 023 9268 8482

Fax: 023 9284 1327

Our Ref: FOI2010038

Your Ref:

Dear Alison Edgley, Date 08/02/10

FOI INFORMATION REQUEST - INFO PROVIDED

Thank you for your request for information received on 25/01/2010 which
was considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In accordance with FOIA Portsmouth City Council confirms it holds the
information provided by our Education Service as follows:

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

No Information Held

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

No Information Held

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

correspondence.

No Information Held

Nil return for all 3 questions. Thank you.

Under the Re- Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (SI
2005/1515) the supplied information may not be re-used without obtaining
the permission of Portsmouth City Council.

Portsmouth City Council in complying with their statutory duty under
sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act to release the
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Yours sincerely

Mr Peter Harding

Information Governance Officer

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