Further call for HE evidence

S Tyler made this Freedom of Information request to Greenwich Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: S Tyler

7 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply the Local Authority response made to Graham Badman's
call on 17 September 2009 for further evidence regarding the Report
into Home Education.

Yours faithfully,

S Tyler

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From: S Tyler

19 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have not yet received an acknowledgment of my Freedom of
Information request, made on 7 October (below).

On 17 September, Graham Badman via a DCSF email made a further call
for evidence to Local Authorities regarding the Review/Report into
Elective Home
Education.

I am requesting Greenwich's response to that call.

Please confirm that you have received said request and that the 20
days will commence from 8 October.

Yours faithfully,

S Tyler

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From: Alan Soskin
Greenwich Borough Council

20 October 2009

Dear Mr Tyler

Your Request (shown below) was received at 20:24 on 7th October, and
logged as a Freedom of Information Request, ref RFI/01659, on 8th October.
Your Request is currently being processed by the ICT department, and you
may expect to receive a response within the statutory timeframe, i.e. by
5th November.

Alan Soskin
Corporate Information Manager, Greenwich Council
Human Resources & Organisational Improvement
4th floor, Riverside House, Woolwich High Street, London SE18 6BU
Tel: 020 8921 5084

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From: S Tyler

10 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I made a Freedom of Information request on 7th October, which is
now overdue a response.

In not providing a response within the 20 working-day limit of 4th
November, you are now breaking the law. Therefore I am requesting
an internal review.

The information requested is below:

On 17 September, Graham Badman via a DCSF email made a further call
for evidence to Local Authorities regarding the Review/Report into
Elective Home
Education.

I am requesting your response to that call.

The documents requested by the DCSF can be found at the link below:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/
publications/documents/laeelectivehomeeducation/

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'publications' to
ensure the link is visible.

Please note that I am NOT requesting your Public Consultation
response.

Please supply the information requested as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully,

S Tyler

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From: Muhammad Aslam
Greenwich Borough Council

10 November 2009

Dear S Tyler,

Thank you for your email. I am very sorry for the delay in our response. I
now have draft response from service manager with me, and will be able to
respond to your request within next three days please. Given this
background information, would you like to consider deferring your internal
review request?

Yours sincerely,

Muhammad Aslam
From: S Tyler [[1]mailto:[FOI #19709 email]]
Sent: 10 November 2009 13:38
To: foi
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Further call
for HE evidence

Dear Sir or Madam,

I made a Freedom of Information request on 7th October, which is
now overdue a response.

In not providing a response within the 20 working-day limit of 4th
November, you are now breaking the law. Therefore I am requesting
an internal review.

The information requested is below:

On 17 September, Graham Badman via a DCSF email made a further call
for evidence to Local Authorities regarding the Review/Report into
Elective Home
Education.

I am requesting your response to that call.

The documents requested by the DCSF can be found at the link below:
[2]http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/
publications/documents/laeelectivehomeeducation/

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'publications' to
ensure the link is visible.

Please note that I am NOT requesting your Public Consultation
response.

Please supply the information requested as a matter of urgency.

Yours faithfully,

S Tyler

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From: S Tyler

10 November 2009

Dear Muhammad Aslam,

I will defer the Internal Review if I have the information by the
end of the week at the vary latest.

Yours sincerely,

S Tyler

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From: Muhammad Aslam
Greenwich Borough Council

12 November 2009

Dear S Tyler

RFI 1659

I am writing in response to your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. We can confirm that we do not hold this information as we did
not make a response to Mr Badman's call to all local authorities for
optional further evidence regarding his Report into Home Education.

Yours sincerely,

Muhammad Aslam

Planning Manager

Greenwich Children's Services

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From: S Tyler

12 November 2009

Dear Muhammad Aslam,

Thank you for your response. However, the DCSF state in a Freedom
of Information request that Greenwich responded to this call for
further evidence - see below:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
request/local_authorities_call_for_furth#incoming-50030

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'request'to ensure the
link is visible.

I realise there have been several questionnaires/consultations
regarding this matter, so I have repeated my request below:

On 17 September, Graham Badman via a DCSF email made a further call
for evidence to Local Authorities regarding the Review/Report into
Elective Home
Education.

I am requesting your response to that call.

The documents requested by the DCSF can be found at the link below:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/
publications/documents/laeelectivehomeeducation/

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'publications' to
ensure the link is visible.

Please note that I am NOT requesting your Public Consultation
response.

Please supply the information requested as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely,

S Tyler

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From: Muhammad Aslam
Greenwich Borough Council

16 November 2009

Dear S Tyler

Thank you for your email. I am in contact with the service manager on
this, and will respond to your email shortly, hopefully by end of this
week.

Yours sincerely,

Muhammad Aslam

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From: Muhammad Aslam
Greenwich Borough Council

20 November 2009

Dear S Tyler,

Further to my email below, just to let you know that I will be
responding to your request as soon as I will receive erequested
information. I will keep you posted.

Thank you

Yours sincerely

Muhammad Aslam

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From: S Tyler

21 November 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Whilst I appreciate being kept informed of your position, I was
told on 10 November that I would have my requested infomration
within 3 days. It is now 21 November.

I am therefore requesting an internal review of Greenwich Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Further call for HE
evidence'.

Yours faithfully,

S Tyler

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From: Alan Soskin
Greenwich Borough Council

23 November 2009

Dear S.Tyler

Our records show that you received a response to your Request on 12th
November. A copy is appended below.

Under these circumstances I assume that your request for an internal
review is cancelled.

Alan Soskin
Corporate Information Manager, Greenwich Council
Human Resources & Organisational Improvement
4th floor, Riverside House, Woolwich High Street, London SE18 6BU
Tel: 020 8921 5084

From: Muhammad Aslam
Sent: 12 November 2009 16:12
To: [1]'[FOI #19709 email]'
Cc: Alan Soskin
Subject: FW: FOI Request: Home Education (RFI/01659)

Dear S Tyler

RFI 1659

I am writing in response to your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000. We can confirm that we do not hold this information as we did
not make a response to Mr Badman's call to all local authorities for
optional further evidence regarding his Report into Home Education.

Yours sincerely,

Muhammad Aslam

Planning Manager

Greenwich Children's Services

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From: S Tyler

24 November 2009

Dear Alan Soskin,

No, I am not cancelling my request for an internal review. I was
promised a response on 16 November in reply to my challenge of your
message dated 12 November (copy below). A reply was not
forthcoming, hence the request for an internal review.

'Dear Muhammad Aslam,

Thank you for your response. However, the DCSF state in a Freedom
of Information request that Greenwich responded to this call for
further evidence - see below:

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
request/local_authorities_call_for_furth#incoming-50030

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'request'to ensure the
link is visible.

I realise there have been several questionnaires/consultations
regarding this matter, so I have repeated my request below:

On 17 September, Graham Badman via a DCSF email made a further call
for evidence to Local Authorities regarding the Review/Report into
Elective Home
Education.

I am requesting your response to that call.

The documents requested by the DCSF can be found at the link below:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/
publications/documents/laeelectivehomeeducation/

Note I have inserted a space before the word 'publications' to
ensure the link is visible.

Please note that I am NOT requesting your Public Consultation
response.

Please supply the information requested as a matter of urgency.'

The whole thread can be viewed at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/
request/further_call_for_he_evidence_46

Yours sincerely,

S Tyler

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From: Muhammad Aslam
Greenwich Borough Council

11 December 2009

Attachment 1659 follow up1.pdf.pdf
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Dear S Tyler

RFI 1659

Thank you for your e-mail of 21 November received by us on 23^rd, where
you requested information on the following and asked for internal review:

"further call for HE evidence"

The Director of Children Services has now conducted a review and the
decision is overturned for the following reasons.

We have located the information and our response is attached.

We are sorry that we did not provide this information while responding to
your request on 12^th November, but this was due to a misunderstanding
regarding the information that you wanted.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Yours sincerely

Muhammad Aslam
Planning Manager
Greenwich Children's Services

<<1659-follow up1.pdf.pdf>>

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