LG Act 1974 Part III Section 32(3) notices

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Customer Service and Performance Department
Bolsover District Council

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Please Ask For: Alison Sipson
Direct Line: 01246 242383
E-mail: [email address]
Date: 13th October 2009

Dear Trevor
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST -

Your reference number - 380/0910

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined
by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not
being exempt.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the
information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the
case, together with your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not
to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the
case.

There may a fee for this information. This will be considered and you
will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid
before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day
time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Customer
Service and Performance Department at District of Bolsover, Sherwood
Lodge, Bolsover, Derbyshire, S44 6NF, telephone 01246 242383, e-mail
[email address].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Alison Sipson on behalf of Ann Bedford
Customer Service and Performance Department

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Please Ask For: Alison Sipson
Direct Line: 01246 242383
E-mail: [email address]
Date: 5th November 2009

Trevor R Nunn
Dear Trevor
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your reference number - 380/0910

Your request for information has now been considered and, to the best of
our knowledge, the information we hold which relates to your request, is
set out below:

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.

YEAR Section 32(3) notices served
Maladministration found for misuse

2004/05 No information held as there were none No information held as
there were none
2005/06 No information held as there were none No information held as
there were none
2006/07 3
No information held as there were none
2007/08 No information held as there were none No information held as
there were none
2008/09 No information held as there were none No information held as
there were none

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

No information held as no maladministration found.

I hope that you are satisfied with our response. However, if you are
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of your information request
your next step would be to clearly state in writing why you are
dissatisfied and the Council will treat this as a formal complaint in
accordance with our Compliments, Comments and Complaints policy. This
policy is available on the Council's website www.bolsover.gov.uk or by
contacting the Customer Service and Performance Department on 01246
242383 or by emailing [email address] .

I would also be interested to know how satisfied you are with the way
your request has been handled. To this end, I would ask you to consider
spending a few minutes of your time to complete the attached survey form
and return it to us by freepost (no stamp is required) to:

CSPD
Freepost NEA 4916
Bolsover District Council
Sherwood Lodge
Bolsover
Derbyshire, S44 6BR

Alternatively, save the survey electronically once completed and send it
as an attachment to an email to [email address]. Unfortunately
at present we are unable to accept these surveys electronically i.e. by
pressing the 'submit' button.

I also have a duty to make you aware of the Information Commissioner's
Office, which is an independent body who monitor the Data Protection
Act, the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information
Regulations, and make sure organisations fulfil their legal obligations
under the Acts. They can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Ann Bedford
Customer Service and Performance Department

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