Election data - spoilt votes

12 May 2010

Dear Mr Herring

Subject: Freedom of Information - Legal and Corporate Services -
Litigation

I refer to the request, which you have made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for records held by this department/office.

Acknowledgement

Your request dated 08 May 2010 was received by this department on 10 May
2010.

A final decision on your request would normally be sent to you within 20
working days of receipt of your request. This means that you can expect
to receive your decision by 08 June 2010.

There are some limited situations under the Freedom of Information Act,
which could mean that the period for a final decision may be longer than
the normal 20 working days. If this occurs in your request, we will
promptly advise you in writing.

Should our final decision not reach you on time, please feel free to
contact The Information Rights Officer to discuss any problems that may
have arisen.

Non reply by us deemed to be a refusal

If you have not heard from us once the allotted time has expired, you
are automatically entitled to appeal to this department for a review of
the matter. This review is a full and new examination of the matter ,
and is carried out by a more senior member of staff of this
department/office.

In the event that you need to make such an appeal, you can do so by
writing to Information Rights Officer at the address given below. You
should state that you are appealing because an initial decision was not
sent to you within the time permitted. In that event, you would normally
have 40 days (after the original decision should have been sent to you)
in which time to make the appeal.

Yours sincerely

Information Rights

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07 June 2010

Dear Mr Herring

Subject: Freedom of Information - Legal and Corporate Services -
Litigation

I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and to your e-mail to
this department/office dated 08 May 2010.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, we have formally
decided to grant access to the records available and accordingly they
are as follows:

Some of the information you require is exempt from disclosure under S21
of the Freedom of Information Act as it is information readily available
by other means. This information is available from Gateshead Council's
website and the link you require is
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Council%20an...
ctionResults.aspx

Enclosed is a chart detailing the information available on the site, it
also details information that is not available on the site.

The information provided in response to your request is copyright
Gateshead Council unless otherwise endorsed. Granting access to this
information under the Freedom of Information Act does not permit you to
re-use the information provided for commercial purposes, for
photocopying or reproduction in any form. If you wish to re-use the
information you need to apply for a Licence. You can do this on line at
http://online.gateshead.gov.uk/atoz/Subm... or
by writing to the Information Rights Officer, Legal and Corporate
Services, 1st Floor, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH.
You may be required to pay a fee or comply with conditions for permitted
re-use.

Right to a review

You may apply to the Strategic Director of Legal and Corporate Services,
Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH, for an internal review
of the decision. This will be a fresh consideration of your request by a
more senior officer. If you wish to request a review must do this in
writing within 40 days of receipt of this letter.

Following the internal review if you are still unhappy you have a right
of appeal to the Information Commissioner as specified below.

Rights of appeal

You may apply under Section 50 of the Act to the Information
Commissioner at the address given below

Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire
SK9 5AF

For a decision whether, in any specified respect, a request for
information made by you to the Department/office has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of Part 1 of the Act.

The Information Commissioner shall consider the matter fully and make a
fresh decision.

Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this e-mail,
please contact Information Rights at Gateshead Council.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights

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