LG Act 1974 Part III Section 32(3) notices

Trevor R Nunn made this Freedom of Information request to Council of the Isles of Scilly

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From: Trevor R Nunn

11 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Over the last five years

(1) How many Local Government Act Part III Section 32(3) notices
has your council served on a Local Government Ombudsman.

(3) How many times has the Ombudsman concerned found the council
guilty of maladministration for misusing a Section 32(3) notice.

Yours faithfully,

Trevor R Nunn

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From: Tanner,Elizabeth
Council of the Isles of Scilly

13 October 2009

Dear Trevor

In response to your request

(32) Law on Defamation and disclosure of information.

Quote:-

(3) A Minister of the Crown or any of the authorities mentioned in section
25(1) above may give notice in writing to a Local Commissioner with
respect to any document or information specified in the notice, or any
class of documents or information so specified that in the opinion of the
Minister, or as the case may be of the authority, the disclosure of that
document or information or of documents or information of that class,
would be contrary to the public interest; and where such a notice is given
nothing in this Part of this Act shall be construed as authorising or
requiring any person to communicate to any other person, or for any
purpose, any document or information specified in the notice, or any
document or information of a class so specified: Provided that a notice
given under this subsection by any authority may be discharged by the
Secretary of State.

The answer is NIL

Regards

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Tanner

Central Support Assistant

Council of the Isles of Scilly

01720 424016

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