Caerphilly Borough's Libraries - equality obligations for employees

Dear Mr Newman,

 

INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on the 29^th
December 2011. We acknowledge receipt of your request, and we will respond
to your request separately.

 

Most information requests are dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.  However environmental information is considered for disclosure
under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  If the information
you have requested is personal information about yourself, we must
consider disclosure under the Data Protection Act 1998.  If this is the
case we will provide you with a subject access request form for completion
and notify you of relevant timescales and fees.

 

We will transfer the request to the correct legislation automatically, as
required by the Freedom of Information Act.  For further information on
how we will deal with your request, please see the table below.

 

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

 

CARL EVANS

ASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICER

 

 

 

  Freedom of Information Act 2000 &

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

 

We will consider the following points in dealing with your request for
information.

 

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|Timescales for |We will consider your request and you should |
|responding to you |receive the information within the statutory |
| |timescale of 20 working days, unless the |
| |information is not held or is exempt from |
| |disclosure. Both the Freedom of Information Act |
| |and the Environmental Information Regulations |
| |allow this timescale to be extended in certain |
| |circumstances.  If your request is affected by a |
| |timescale extension we will explain this to you. |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------------------|
|Third Party |If the information you request contains reference |
|Information |to a third party they may be consulted prior to a |
| |decision being taken on whether we disclose the |
| |information to you.  We will tell you if this is |
| |the case. |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------------------|
|Format of Information|We will try to respond in the format that you have|
|provided |requested.  If this is not possible we will let |
| |you know.  If you require alternative formats, |
| |e.g. language, audio, braille, large print, etc. |
| |then please let us know. |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------------------|
|Exemptions |The Freedom of Information Act and the |
| |Environmental Information Regulations 2004 define |
| |a number of exemptions, which may prevent release |
| |of the information you have requested.  Before we |
| |provide the information we will consider whether |
| |it is proper to release it.  If any of the |
| |exemption categories do apply then the information|
| |will not be released.  We will tell you if this is|
| |the case, and you will have a right of appeal. |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------------------|
|Fees |You may have to pay a fee for this information |
| |under the Freedom of Information and Data |
| |Protection (Appropriate Limits and Fees |
| |Regulations) 2004.  We will consider this and let |
| |you know.  If so you will have to pay the fee |
| |before we process and release the information.  |
| |The 20 working day time limit for responding will |
| |not resume until we receive your payment. |
|---------------------+--------------------------------------------------|
|You have the right to|If you wish to |If you are unhappy with that |
|appeal against our |appeal please set |decision you have the right to|
|decision. |out in writing your|appeal to: |
| |grounds of appeal | |
|  |and send to: |Information Commissioner’s |
| | |Office – Wales |
|Freedom of |Information Unit |2nd Floor |
|Information Act 2000 |Caerphilly county |Churchill House |
|/ Environmental |borough council, |Churchill Way |
|Information |Tredomen House, |Cardiff |
|Regulations 2004 |Tredomen Park, |CF10 2HH |
| |Ystrad Mynach, | |
| |Hengoed. CF82 7WF |  |
| | | |
| |Appeals will be |Tel: 029 2067 8400 |
| |determined by Mr. |Fax: 029 2067 8399 |
| |Daniel Perkins – |Email: [1][email address]|
| |Head of Legal | |
| |Services & |  |
| |Monitoring Officer | |
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Dear Mr A Newman,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your request for information received on the 29^th December
2011.

 

We have considered your request and enclose the following information:

 

The breakdown of current employees within Caerphilly Borough Council's
Libraries by sex and disability

 

Disabled Not Disabled Undisclosed
Female 0 90 5
Male 0 13 1

 

We supply this information based on your original request.  If this is not
what you wanted or if you feel we have not fully understood your request
please do not hesitate to contact me to clarify your exact requirements.

 

If you have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with
the handling of your request please contact me.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

CARL EVANS

ASSISTANT INFORMATION OFFICER

 

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004

 

You have the right to appeal against our decision.
If you wish to appeal please set If you are unhappy with that decision you
out in writing your grounds of have the right to appeal to:
appeal and send to:
 
Information Unit
Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales
Caerphilly county borough 2nd Floor, Churchill House
council, Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH
Tredomen House,
 
Tredomen Park,
Tel: 029 2067 8400
Ystrad Mynach, Fax: 029 2067 8399
Email: [1][email address]
Hengoed. CF82 7WF
Website: [2]www.ico.gov.uk
 
 
Appeals will be determined by
Mr. Daniel Perkins – Head of
Legal Services & Monitoring
Officer

 

Re-use of information without permission may infringe the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988. Re-use can include, but is not limited to,
making multiple copies, publishing and issuing copies of the information
to a wider audience. If you would like to re-use copyright material owned
by Caerphilly County Borough Council, please contact us. Authorisation to
re-use copyright material not owned by this Authority should be sought
directly from the copyright owner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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