LG Act 1974 Part III Section 32(3) notices

FI 09 361

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Trevor R Nunn
<[FOI #20379 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
11/10/2009 22:15 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: Freedom of Information
request - LG Act 1974 Part III Section 32(3)
notices

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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Ref: FI 09 361

Further to my acknowledgement of your request, I have received some
information from the Legal and Governance Section and I am now in a
position to respond to your request. I can confirm we do hold the
information requested.

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

The Council has not served any such notices 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.

The Ombudsman has never found the Council guilty of maladministration
relating to the misuse of such a notice.

I hope that this satisfies your request for information. If you are not
satisfied with how your request has been dealt with then you are free to
make a complaint either to the Council or to the Information Commissioner.
You will find details of the complaints procedure on the Council's Website
at
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/YrCou...
(alternatively by using the A-Z Index from the home page). The Information
Commissioner is an independent person who has responsibility for
overseeing the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act
2000. More details can be obtained from the Information Commissioner***s
website at [1]www.ico.gov.uk .

Should you have any queries about this matter please don***t hesitate to
contact me.

FOI Officer

Trevor R Nunn
<[FOI #20379 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
11/10/2009 22:15 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: Freedom of Information
request - LG Act 1974 Part III Section 32(3)
notices

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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[FOI #20379 email]

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for Freedom of Information requests to Redcar & Cleveland Council?
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