FoIA

Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 521694
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Dear Mr. Carruthers

Thank you for your request for information received on 27 July 2009. We aim
to respond to your request within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely

Stephen F Williams,
DPA & FOI Consultant
for Brent ITU
[email address]
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Brent Council - INFORMATION REQUEST

Our Reference: 521694
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Dear Mr. Carruthers,

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is enclosed.

You requested a copy of the old publication scheme and the approval of the
scheme.

Please note that the information provided may be subject to copyright and
you may require further permission from the Council to re-use it. If you
require further guidance please write to the IT Standards Manager (contact
details below).

If you are dissatisfied with the response or how the Council has handled
your request you can complain to the Council by writing to the following
address: IT Standards Manager at Brent Council, Room 105, Brent Town Hall,
Forty Lane, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 9HD, telephone 020 8937 1402, e-mail
[Brent Borough Council request email]. It is the Council's policy to ensure that, where
practicable, your complaint is dealt with by someone who was not involved in
the original decision.

You also have a right of appeal about our decision to the Information
Commissioner, however, the Information Commissioner will not normally
consider an appeal until you have exhausted your rights of redress and
complaint to the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted as
follows:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF; Telephone: 01625 545 700,
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
As part of our commitment to improve our service to our customers we would
welcome any feedback on the way that we have dealt with your request.

Yours sincerely

Raj Seedher

Phone: 020 8937 1402
[email address]
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Dear Mr Carruthers.

The ICO extended existing schemes until the new Model Publication Scheme came in. The ICO will be able to confirm this position. The old scheme was still operating until the model scheme was introduced. The ICO no longer approves publication schemes.

Rajesh Seedher
IT Standards Manager
Information Technology Unit
Business Transformation Department
Brent Council
Telephone 020 8937 1402

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See below for ICO's position

Approval of existing publication schemes
Previously, publication schemes expired four years after the date of approval. We have now decided to extend approval of all existing schemes until December 31st 2008.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/free...

Rajesh Seedher
IT Standards Manager
Information Technology Unit
Business Transformation Department
Brent Council
Telephone 020 8937 1402

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I wish to point out that you have made an incorrect statement. Further information can be found from the ICO.

Rajesh Seedher
IT Standards Manager
Information Technology Unit
Business Transformation Department
Brent Council
Telephone 020 8937 1402

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