Dear Blackburn with Darwen 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

Dear Jaki
Thank you for your request for information relating to campaigns. Your
request was received on the 22nd January 2010 and we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Regards

Kerri McFadden
Audit & Assurance Administrator
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Dear Ms Parsons

Thank you for your email below regarding the reported campaigns. I can
confirm that this Council is unaware of the campaigns as you describe
nor has any correspondence been exchanged with the DCSF in relation to
this.

I hope that this is useful

Best wishes

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