Contract with Reed Managed Services

Cassidy, J made this Freedom of Information request to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Waiting for an internal review by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council of their handling of this request.

From: Cassidy, J

7 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Can you please send me a copy of all your contracts with Reed
Managed Services, such as the one detailed below.

Knowsley Council have approved Reed Managed Services (as part of a
framework let by Liverpool City Council) as a Vendor Neutral
Managed Agent for Temporary Workers to the Council until March 2009
http://tenders.knowsley.gov.uk/details.a...

Yours faithfully,

Cassidy, J

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From: Freedom of Information DCR
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

9 February 2009

Dear J Cassidy,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information, a
copy of which is appended below for reference. It's been allocated
reference F09/02/012 and is being forwarded to the relevant Directorate
and you will receive a response within the statutory timeframe of 20
working days.

Yours sincerely,

Len Mitchell
Information Officer
T: 0151 443 3836
E: [Knowsley Borough Council request email]

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From: Cassidy, J

11 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Knowsley Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Contract with Reed Managed
Services'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

This request is currently overdue a response from Knowsley Borough
Council. By law, the response had to be prompt but no later than 9
March 2009

Yours sincerely,

Cassidy, J

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From: Cassidy, J

23 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of of your failure to
respond to my previous request for an internal of Knowsley Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Contract with Reed Managed
Services'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Yours sincerely,

Cassidy, J

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From: Mitchell, Len DCR
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

29 April 2009

Dear Mr Cassidy,

I am writing in response to your request for information in relation to
the Council's contract with Reed Managed Services.

I am able to advise you that the Council have boarded a contract
originally let by Liverpool City Council to Reed Managed Services (RMS)
PLC.

Reed Managed Services provide a vendor neutral managed service and the
formal contractual arrangement is between RMS and Liverpool City
Council.

I can advise therefore that Liverpool City Council should be approached
to obtain a copy of the original contract.

Contact details for the Information Manager at Liverpool can be found on
the following link:-

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Council_gove...
council/Data_protection_and_FOI/FOI/

As well as providing a contact telephone number and e-mail address, you
will see that you are able to submit a request directly from this page.

May I apologise for the delay in providing you with a response,
particularly given its content.

If you should have any questions in relation to this response, please
contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Len Mitchell
Information Officer
T: 0151 443 3836
E: [Knowsley Borough Council request email]

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From: Cassidy, J

29 April 2009

Dear Mitchell, Len DCR,

Further to your efforts to take nearly 4 times longer to provide a
response than is allowed in law, IE you have taken nearly 120 days
to respond to a request that the law says should take only 20.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires Knowsley Council to
provide me with a copy of the Contract I have requested, it
stretches credibility to suggest you do not hold a copy of the
Contract yourself.

The FOIA requires a Public Authority to disclose information it
holds, it is not about who holds the 'original' and as such your
reasoning to provide no information seems to be based on deceptive
illegal reasoning.

You have not responded to my request for an Internal Review, as
made on 11/03/09, a copy of which you can read at:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

A further one made on 23/04/09 can be seen at:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

As stated on please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom
of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of of your failure to
respond to my previous request for an internal of Knowsley Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Contract with Reed Managed
Services'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

In the Review I expect a full statement to be made that you did at
the time of my request 07/02/09 not hold a copy of said requested
Contract and why my request was simply ignored over 3 months and
why Knowsley Borough Council seems to put itself above the law and
act against the Public Interest.

Yours sincerely,

Cassidy, J

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