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Audit Commission '1 star rating' deception

stuart hannam made this Freedom of Information request to Newham Borough Council

The request was partially successful.

From: stuart hannam

12 November 2011

Dear Newham Borough Council,

I am aware that the Audit Commission were deceived and misled
during their inspection of Temporary Accommodation Service in
2008/2009. I therefore seek the following information;

1. How much was spent on the consultancy agency that came in and
briefed, trained and directed all staff as to how to answer
specific questions.

2. What authority did Chief officers have to mislead Audit
Commission staff during the inspection, and what authority did they
have to prevent specific files and documents being made available
during this inspection.

3. Is the Council satisfied that during the debrief of staff
following the award of 1 star by the Audit Commission, that Chief
officers boasted during an open meeting that 'more than 30 files
and cases had been hidden away and it would have affected the
outcome fortunately'..

Yours faithfully,

Stuart Hannam

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Newham Borough Council

15 November 2011

REQUESTER REFERENCE: C5444
ENQUIRY REFERENCE: E10624
Please quote your references when contacting the Council.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information received on 14/11/2011. We are dealing with your request and plan to respond before 12/12/2011.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact the Information Governance Team on 020 8430 3737 or email us at: [Newham Borough Council request email]

Yours Faithfully

Information Governance Team
Newham Council

Newham Council Publication Scheme is on: www.newham.gov.uk

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Newham Borough Council

12 December 2011

FOI RESPONSE E10624.pdf
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Dear Mr Hannam,

Thank you for your email received on 14.11.2011. We attach our response under the disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team on (020) 3373 7912 or email us at [Newham Borough Council request email].

Alternatively, if you believe we have not dealt with your request satisfactorily you may initially complain to us and then to the Information Commissioner's Office. The Information Commissioner would expect you to have given the Council the opportunity to deal with your appeal prior to you contacting them. Please see guidance on the Freedom of Information Appeals page: http://www.newham.gov.uk/YourCouncil/Fre...

As with other local authorities, the number of enquiries has increased each year since the introduction of the Freedom of Information legislation. Therefore, to enable us to deal with your enquiry more efficiently, we have introduced an online form. We would ask that you submit all future requests via our online form:
https://forms.newham.gov.uk/AF3/an/defau...

In addition, you may find it useful to access the following link, where you can view our Publication Scheme, a list of previous requests and responses and/or use our E-Form should you wish to make further requests:
http://www.newham.gov.uk/YourCouncil/Fre...

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London E16 2QU
Tel: 020 3373 4634
Fax: 020 8430 1504

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