Discipline

Adrian made this Freedom of Information request to Royal Mail Group Limited

The request was refused by Royal Mail Group Limited.

From: Adrian

1 January 2010

Dear Royal Mail Group,

Please provide details of all disciplinary action taken against
Royal Mail employees in Northern Ireland in each of the last three
years (2007-2009). For each incident, please provide:
1. The date
2. The town/city/location where the employee was based
3. The employee’s position (i.e. manager, postman etc)
4. Details of the offence/misconduct
5. What punishment/action was taken
6. Where an employee was suspended, detail for how long, and how
much was he/she paid while on suspension?

Yours faithfully,
A Rutherford

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Royal Mail Group Limited

4 January 2010

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Dear Mr Rutherford

Thank you for your request for information received on 04/01/2010, which
we are considering under the Freedom of Information Act. Under the Act
you should expect a reply from us to be sent by01/02/2010, which is twenty
working days from receipt of your request.

If for any reason we are unable to provide you with a full response within
that time, we will contact you explaining the reasons for this and giving
a revised date by which we will reply.

If in the mean time you have any questions or would like to contact us
about your request, please contact us by telephone 01252 806513 or
alternatively email or write to us at the address below. Please be
assured that we are giving this our attention and will get back to you
shortly.

Yours sincerely

Daniel Tulp
[1][Royal Mail Group request email]
Freedom of Information Unit
PO Box 341, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1WW

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in
England and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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Royal Mail Group Limited

1 February 2010

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Dear Mr Rutherford

Please find attached a response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

Yours Sincerely

Daniel Tulp
Freedom of Information Case Officer
[Royal Mail Group request email]

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in
England and Wales.

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Robert Whittaker left an annotation ( 2 February 2010)

I'm sure quite a lot of the details requested could be provided without the individuals being identifiable and without releasing any personal information. Certainly some overall statistics could be released.

I'd have thought that the Royal Mail should have either released what they could, or explained what it would be possible to release, rather than just applying the 'personal information' exemption to everything.

Aside from the question of whether or not they've applied the exemption correctly, it would appear to me that they may also be failing in their duty under the act to "provide advice and assistance" to those requesting information.

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From: Adrian

4 February 2010

Dear Royal Mail Group,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Royal Mail Group's
handling of my FOI request 'Discipline'.

I do not accept that this is personal data, and should be refused.
I believe many of the details I require can be provided without
compromising the Act. I do not require individuals to be identified
and believe redacted - or at least overall statistics - could be
released.

Furthermore, I believe Royal Mail has failed in its duty to
"provide advice and assistance" to those requesting information.

I expect Royal Mail to state what it could release or what may be
possible to release, rather than just applying the 'personal
information' exemption to everything.

I await your response and the information I have requested.

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

Yours faithfully,

Adrian

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Royal Mail Group Limited

4 February 2010

Dear Mr Rutherford

Re: Internal Review under the Freedom of Information Act

Thank you for your email received 04/02/2010 requesting an internal review
of Royal Mail Group’s reply to your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is receiving our attention and I
will write to you again once the internal review has been concluded.

In accordance with guidelines from the Information Commissioner’s Office,
Royal Mail will answer all appeals and requests for internal review of FOI
requests as soon as it reasonably can. This will usually be within 20
working days and in any case no later than 40 days from receipt of the
appeal.

In the mean time if you have any questions or would like to add any further
information for consideration then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

MF Khushi
Company Secretary's Office

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in England
and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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Royal Mail Group Limited

4 March 2010

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Dear Mr Rutherford,

Please find attached a response to your request for Internal Review from
Royal Mail Group.
(See attached file: Rutherford IR.pdf)
Yours sincerely

Colin Young
Freedom of Information Manager
[Royal Mail Group request email]

Royal Mail is a trading name of Royal Mail Group Ltd. Registered in England
and Wales.
Registered number 4138203. Registered office at 100 Victoria Embankment,
LONDON, EC4Y 0HQ

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