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From: Tanith Dale
9 June 2010
Dear Bradford City Council,
I am requesting under the FOIA 2000 if any department or section of
Bradford Council periodically or ever checks on the possible debts
or credit of certain indivduals who live within the local
authority. These may be people who claim housing and/or council tax
benefit or people who have had dealings with local authority social
services.
Does any department or individual within Bradford council liaise
with debt collection agencies such as CapQuest, Robinson Way, or
any others and does any department of Bradford Council check with
an individuals utilities ie gas electric and water rates over
payment of bills and also with telephone companies either mobile or
land line,as to ownership of the phone contract or payment of
bills.
Does any department of Bradford council check if an individual has
debts with credit card companies or other agencies or utilities, or
if an individual has old and outstanding debts with the DWP or any
other agency.If they do then what is the name of this section or
department of Bradford Council and to what purpose do they glean
this information.
Does any individual or department of Bradford council, give an
individual (as mentioned above) private or personal information to
debt collection, banks or tracing agencies regarding an individuals
debts and if they do what is the purpose of giving this
infortmation?
What actual level of details are given by Bradford Council (any
department) to debt or tracing agencies or utilities, credit card
companies, loan companies and banks and what is the definitive
scope of information provided to such bodies by Bradford council?
Which departments in Bradford council have access to the use of the
CIS customer information system provided by the government on
intranet and including the DWP and Inland Revenue details and how
are they used?
Do Bradford council (any department) ever request email or internet
traffic details from any individuals phone/internet use and do
Bradford council ever ask any other local authorities for details
of the same or ask the police to request phone companies such as BT
or any other to tap any individuals telephones or data tap internet
use for any reason?
Do Bradford council ever give an individuals private phone numbers
to debt collection/tracing agents/utilities or any other party?
Yours faithfully,
Tanith Dale
From: Lucy Jackson
Bradford City Council
15 June 2010
Dear Tanith Dale,
I acknowledge your request for information. You will receive a response
within 20 days of the date I received it, which was 9th June 2010.
Lucy Jackson
Quality & Training
Revenues & Benefits
Department of Corporate Services
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Tel: 01274 434298
Fax: 01274 433140
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Britannia House, Hall
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From: Tanith Dale
7 July 2010
Dear Lucy Jackson,
The information requested is due today and as yet it does not
appear that it will be answered today. Can you please investigate
this matter and provide an update as to when I can expect to
receive the information.
Yours sincerely,
Tanith Dale
From: Dani Mistry
Bradford City Council
7 July 2010
Dear Mrs Dale,
Please find attached a response to your request for information
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From: Tanith Dale
10 July 2010
Dear Dani Mistry,
Thank you for the information provided. In addition, could you
please provide the business and/or trading names of the Debt
Collection Agencies currently or previously used by Bradford
Council's Debt Recovery Department. Furthermore, who is the
Director, Assistant Director and day-to-day manger of this
department.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Tanith Dale
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