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Alleged Campaigns
Jaki Parsons made this Freedom of Information request to Gloucestershire County Council
The request was successful.
From: Jaki Parsons
22 January 2010
Dear Gloucestershire 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
From: MORRIS, Sue
Gloucestershire County Council
26 January 2010
Dear Mrs Parsons
Request for Information (Reference 10/FOI/1934)
Thank you for your request for information for correspondence with DCSF
regarding campaigns, received on 22 January 2010.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to the principles of the
Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and will wherever possible provide all
the information requested unless constrained by another statute or by an
exemption within the FoIA. Please note that some information you have
requested may not be provided to you; this will only be information that
can be withheld by law. In most cases the reasons will be explained to you
along with your copy of any information that can be released to you.
Your request is being considered and you will receive a response as soon
as possible and within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, as
defined by the FoIA; that date is 19 February 2010.
We may need to contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is
to ensure that we provide you with the information you require.
If the information you have requested is held by another public authority
we will transfer the request to them. If you have any objections to this
approach please contact us as soon as possible so we know not to transfer
the request and we will provide you with the relevant contact details
instead.
Yours sincerely
Sue Morris
Information Management Service Administrator
Information Management Service
Gloucestershire County Council
Community & Adult Care Directorate
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Tel: 01452 426837
Email: [1][email address]
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Council service. It couldn't be easier to find information instantly and
in some cases apply for services on line.
For Freedom of Information (FOI) requests please email
[3][Gloucestershire County Council request email]
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From: IMSP
Gloucestershire County Council
16 February 2010
Dear Mrs Parsons,
Thank you for your recent FoI request, referenced above and included
below. I have been coordinating a response on behalf of the Directorate in
relation to the questions you have asked. To date, following enquiries
made with the relevant officers, I have received no positive response that
GCC has ‘observed’ such alleged campaigns. As such, I have been unable
to retrieve any correspondence with the DCSF regarding these campaigns
with which to provide you, as none exists as far as enquiries have
established to date.
If you are unhappy with this response, you are entitled to request a
review of the decision by writing to:
Victoria Wathen
Information Manager.
Shire Hall
Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council.
The Information Commissioner can be contracted at:-
The Information Commissioner's Officer
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Commissioning Manager ~ Data Management
Data Management Team
Commissioning Section
Children & Young People's Directorate
Information Management & Strategic Planning
Gloucestershire County Council
Quayside House Room 109
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester GL1 2TP
( Tel: 01452 425329
2 Fax: 01452 426415
* email: [1]mailto:[email address]
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Council service. It could not be easier to find information instantly and
in some cases apply for services online.
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