Dear Sir or Madam,

1) Are District Councillors required to state whether or not
they are members of the Free Masons?

2) Please name all members

3)Is this a requirement on their declarations of interest form?

4)What is the penalty for not complying?

Yours faithfully,

S Smith

S Smith

Via email: [FOI #7734 email]

Date 11 February 2009
My Ref NH/ela

Dear Sir or Madam

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Free Masons

Thank you for your email with your request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. I will now deal with your request which
I received on 10 February 2009 and intend to respond to you by 9 March
2009.

Your request will be subject to any exemption which the Council is
entitled to apply to refuse the request. Some of these are absolute and
some only apply where the public interest in refusing to supply the
information outweighs that in disclosing the information.

Yours sincerely

[1]nharris

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Dear Neil Harris,

Thank you for your email of 11th February 2009.

To clarify the FOI request was sent by email on the
6th February , and therefore a response should be received by 6th
March 2009.

Yours sincerely,

S Smith

I am currently out of the office. I will deal with your e-mail on my
return - 23 February 2009. If your need is urgent, please contact Karen
Luck on extn 2743.

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Emma

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S Smith

Via email: [FOI #7734 email]

Date: 5 March 2009

My Ref: NH/ela

Dear Sir or Madam

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Free Masons

I am writing about your recent request for information held by the Council
under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I respond to your questions as follows:

1) Are District Councillors required to state whether or not they

are members of the Free Masons?

No.

2) Please name all members.

We have no knowledge of any Members of the Council being Free

Masons as we do not ask for this information.

3) Is this a requirement on their declarations of interest form?

No.

4) What is the penalty for not complying?

There is no penalty.

If you are unhappy with my response or wish to appeal against it you may
pursue any complaint through the Council's Complaints Procedure, by
writing to the Head of Corporate Law at Maidstone House, King Street,
Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ.

Should you remain dissatisfied with his response you may appeal to the
Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

[1]nharris

Neil Harris

Democratic Services Manager

t 01622 602020

e [email address]

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