Alleged Campaigns

Jaki Parsons made this Freedom of Information request to Derbyshire County Council

The request was successful.

From: Jaki Parsons

22 January 2010

Dear Derbyshire County 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: Contact Centre (Chief Executives)
Derbyshire County Council

25 January 2010

Dear Jaki

Thank you for contacting Derbyshire County Council. I have forwarded
your email to Rajat Jain our Access to Information Officer for reply.

Regards
Julie

Call Derbyshire Administrator
Call Derbyshire
08456 058 058

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From: Jaki Parsons

23 March 2010

Dear Contact Centre (Chief Executives),
With reference to my request on Alleged Campaigns, you are long
overdue on a response.

To that end I am requestng an internal review as by law you should
have responded by now.

Yours sincerely,

Jaki Parsons

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From: Contact Centre (Chief Executives)
Derbyshire County Council

23 March 2010

Dear Jaki

Thank you for contacting Derbyshire County Council I have forwarded this
to our FOI team again asking them to chase this up.

Regards
Nathan Moore
Call Derbyshire Administrator
Call Derbyshire
08456 058 058

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From: Morley,Neil (Corporate Resources)
Derbyshire County Council

23 March 2010

Mrs Parsons,

Re: Your Freedom of Information Act 2000 request

I refer to your below Freedom of Information Act 2000 request.

May we apologise, but due to an oversight, your request was not
processed in time.

We are currently liaising with the relevant department with a view to
getting your request processed as expeditiously as possible.

Please accept our sincere apologies for this error.

Kind regards,

Neil Morley
Interim Legal Officer
for David Tysoe, County Solicitor,
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Tel. 01629 538460
Ext. 38460

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From: Bradley,Vennita (Children and Younger Adults)
Derbyshire County Council

25 March 2010

SENT ON BEHALF OF JIM HICKMAN

Dear Mrs Parsons

Thank you for your information request dated 22 January 2010. The
request has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 the details are shown below:

Q1. We have observed a huge number of unpleasant postings, vilifying
Graham Badman, particularly on You Tube and various links to home
education websites such as whatdotheyknow.com, the unofficial
grahambadman.blogspot.com, renegadeparents.com.

Q2. We have not received any personal, direct contact about them, either
from the DCSF or from other organisations. Neither have we exchanged any
correspondence with the DCSF regarding these alleged campaigns.

I trust this response is satisfactory. However, if you are unhappy with
the way the authority has handled your request, you may ask for an
internal review. Please contact Rajat Jain, Information Access Officer,
Legal Services Department, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG who
will arrange an internal review of your case.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

If you have any queries about this please contact me.

Kind regards

Jim Hickman

Assistant Director (Education Improvement)

Children & Younger Adults Department

Vennita Bradley

PA to Jim Hickman - Assistant Director, Education Improvement

Gerry Richardson - Deputy Assistant Director, Education
Improvement

Team Leader - Secretaries to Senior Advisers

DAIS

extension: 32730

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From: Morley,Neil (Corporate Resources)
Derbyshire County Council

26 April 2010

Ms Parsons,

Good afternoon.

Further to our below FOI response to your request, sent to you on the
25^th March 2010, I just wished to confirm whether you still wish to seek
an internal review on this matter?

I will await your response.

Kind regards,

Neil Morley

Interim Legal Officer

for David Tysoe, County Solicitor,

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

Tel. 01629 538460

Ext. 38460

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From: Morley,Neil (Corporate Resources)
Derbyshire County Council

10 May 2010

Ms Parsons,

Good afternoon.

Further to my below email of 26^th April 2010, it does not appear from our
records that we have received clarification as to how you would like to
proceed on this matter. I am therefore writing to you to ask if you could
clarify whether you still wish to seek an internal review on this matter?

I will await your response.

Kind regards,

Neil Morley

Interim Legal Officer

for John McElvaney, Acting County Solicitor,

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

Tel. 01629 538460

Ext. 38460

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From: Jaki Parsons

10 May 2010

Dear Morley,Neil (Corporate Resources),

I simply wanted you to reply to my request for information

As you have now done this I do not want to proceed further

Apologies if I did not make this clear

Yours sincerely,

Jaki Parsons

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