Compromise Agreements Signed by Teachers and Heads since 2004

Dear Sir/Madam

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your email.

Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject
to the information not being exempt.

If the time taken to meet your request is likely to exceed 18 hours, we
will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
time limit. We will assist you with suggestions of how this might be
achieved.

I may also contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to
ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

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.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Jones

Information Governance Administrative Officer

Legal Services

6th Floor

Mulberry Place

London E14 2BG

0207 364 4736

[email address]

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Dear Ms McArthur

Freedom of Information request - IGT_FOI_11_2398 - Compromise Agreements

The Council has decided that your request for information will not be
processed on grounds of cost.

It is estimated that the cost of locating and retrieving the information
requested calculated according to the government's Freedom of Information
(Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004 would cost approximately
£750 (5 working days) which is in excess of the upper limit of £450 set
in the Regulations 2004.

Section 12 1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a
request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of
complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this letter acts as
a Refusal Notice.

If you have any queries please get in touch with me to discuss them. You
might like to know that the Council's website [1]www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
contains a section on the Freedom of Information Act that lists other
publications readily available from the Council under its Publication
Scheme.

Yours sincerely,

Jane Jones

Information Governance Administrative Officer

Legal Services

6th Floor

Mulberry Place

London E14 2BG

0207 364 4736

[2][email address]

Most of the information we provide in response to Freedom of Information
Act 2000 request will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases
the copyright will be owned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The
copyright in other information may be owned by another person or
organization as indicated in the information itself.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including
for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for
the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example, publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will
require the permission of the copyright holder.

For information where the copyright is owned by the London Borough of
Tower Hamlets, details of the conditions of re-use can be found on our
website at [3]www.towerhamlets.gov.uk.

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organization, you must apply to the copyright holder to obtain their
permission.

If you are unhappy with this response or wish to complain about any aspect
of the handling of this request please write to:

Corporate Complaints Unit

Tower Hamlets Town Hall

Mulberry Place

5 Clove Crescent

London E14 2BG

If you are subsequently not satisfied with the Council's response to your
complaint you have a right of appeal to the independent Information
Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[4]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Further information about the operation of the act is available from the
council's website [5]www.towerhamlets.gov.uk and the information leaflet
in public reception areas in Council buildings.

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Dear Ms MacArthur

Could you please supply me with a postal address to enable me to forward
your request to complaints.

Yours sincerely

Jane Jones

Information Governance Administrative Officer

Legal Services

6th Floor

Mulberry Place

London E14 2BG

0207 364 4736

[1][email address]

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Ms MacArthur,

Whilst you are correct concerning an email address being a valid means of
communication for the request, we do insist on a postal address as part of
our Corporate Complaints procedure. Naturally we would suggest that you
use a separate e-mail to avoid your postal address being published through
'What Do They Know'

We can, of course, place a redacted version of our complaint response on
this site.

Thanks,
Tim Rodgers
Information Governance Manager
Legal Services
Chief Executives Department
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Phone: 0207 364 4354
[mobile number]
Fax: 0207 364 4804
E-mail: [1][email address]
Website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
6th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Mulberry Place,
London E14 2BG

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Dear Ms MacArthur,

Thank you for your email of 2 January 2010

I am sorry that there hasn't been a substantive response to your request
for an internal review on 1 December 2009. I have been assured that this
will be forthcoming in the next 5 working days, and can only apologise for
the delay in completing this matter.

Without pre-judging the result of the internal review, we have clearly
stated that the cost of dealing with this request, in accordance with the
Fees Regulations, is above the appropriate limit. Whilst I appreciate
this is frustrating, the regulations exist to regulate the time spent on
each request.

You should receive the response to your complaint by 12 January, and
apologise once again for the delay in dealing

Thanks,
Tim Rodgers
Information Governance Manager
Legal Services
Chief Executives Department
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Phone: 0207 364 4354
Fax: 0207 364 4804
E-mail: [1][email address]
Website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
6th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Mulberry Place,
London E14 2BG

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Dear Ms MacArther

The response letter was sent to you home address on 3^rd February. I have
put another copy in the post today and if you would like me to email you a
copy please supply me with an email address.

I apologise for any inconvenience.

Yours sincerely

Jane Jones

Information Governance Administrative Officer

Legal Services

6th Floor

Mulberry Place

London E14 2BG

0207 364 4736

[1][email address]

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Ms MacArther

I have attached the response.

Thanks

Jane

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Dear Ms MacArthur,

Further to your email of 31 March 2010, I am surprised to read that you
have not heard from us. The Chief Executive of the Council, Dr Kevan
Collins, wrote to you on 3 February 2010 in response to your request for
an internal review. I have placed a copy of this correspondence in the
post.

Thanks,
Tim Rodgers
Information Governance Manager
Legal Services
Chief Executives Department
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Phone: 0207 364 4354
Fax: 0207 364 4804
E-mail: [1][email address]
Website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
6th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Mulberry Place,
London E14 2BG

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