Alleged Campaigns

stephen gregory made this Freedom of Information request to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: stephen gregory

23 January 2010

Dear Stockport Borough Council,

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 faithfully,

stephen gregory

Link to this

From: FOI Officer
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

25 January 2010

Dear Mr. Gregory,

Thank you for your request for information below which has been given reference number 2605. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.

Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days. If there will be a charge for disbursements e.g. photocopying in order to provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible; however such charges are usually waived if they amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely
Information Services Team

Freedom of Information survey - Not linked to Stockport Council:

The Constitution Unit, a research body at University College London, is carrying out a study of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and its effect on local government. An important part of the evaluation process is gathering the experiences and opinions of FOI requesters like you. Any information you provide will be handled in accordance with the privacy policy explained in the survey.

If you would like to take part in this study, please click the link below to be taken directly to the survey. Contact Ben Worthy at [email address] or on 020 7679 4974 to find out more about the study or to speak further about your experiences.

Link to the survey: http://tinyurl.com/yffzxor

show quoted sections

Link to this

From: FOI Officer
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

1 February 2010

Dear Mr Gregory,

I am writing in response to your request for information below (ref 2605).

Following checks with the Council's Children & Young People's Directorate,
to the best of our knowledge no information is held in relation to your
request.

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request you are
entitled to ask for an internal review. Any internal review will be
carried out by a senior member of staff who was not involved with your
original request. To ask for an internal review, contact
[1][email address] in the first instance.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

[2]www.ico.gov.uk

01625 545 745

Yours sincerely,

Claire Naven

Claire Naven

Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

show quoted sections

Link to this

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council only: