Dear Sir or Madam,

During the last five years how many times has the Local Government
Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against
Allerdale District Council) brought to the attention of the council
the fact that a member of Allerdale District Council staff had
misled them, lied
to them or done anything else to hinder their investigation. If
they have what disciplinary action was taken against the
individual(s) concerned by the council.

Yours faithfully,

Trevor R Nunn

Our Ref: F09/00005

Your Ref:

This matter is being dealt with by:

Information and Records Officer

Direct Line: 01900 702701

Fax: 01900 702908

Email: [Allerdale District Council request email]

7 January 2009

Mr Nunn

[FOI #5571 email]

Dear Mr Nunn

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Information Request

Thank you for your request for information about LGO complaints. Your
request for information was received on 7 January 2009.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, by 4 February
2009, subject to the information not being exempt from disclosure. If you
require the information in an alternative format, please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may
prevent the 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, including your rights of appeal. In some circumstances a fee may be
payable and if this is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will
be issued and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal
with your request.

If you have any further queries or concerns then please contact the
Information and Records Officer at Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale
House, Workington CA14 3YJ, telephone 01900 702701, or email
[1][Allerdale District Council request email].

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF,
telephone 01625 545745 or see www.ico.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Gilbert

Information and Records Officer

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Our Ref: F09/00005

Your Ref:

This matter is being dealt with by:-

Information and Records Officer

Telephone No: (01900) 702701

Fax No: (01900) 702908

Email: [Allerdale District Council request email]

7 January 2009

Dear Mr Nunn

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information on LGO complaints. The request
has now been considered and the information requested is below.

You asked:-

1. During the last five years how many times has the Local Government
Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against Allerdale
District Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact that a
member of Allerdale District Council staff had misled them, lied to them
or done anything else to hinder their investigation?

Answer: There have been no such instances in the period stated

2. If they have, what disciplinary action was taken against the
individual(s) concerned by the council?

Answer: N/A

I hope this satisfies your enquiry, however if you are dissatisfied with
the information provided please contact the Information and Records
Officer within two months of receipt of this letter at Allerdale Borough
Council, Allerdale House, Workington CA14 3YJ, phone (01900) 702701, email
[1][Allerdale District Council request email]. We will then make an internal review of the
decision.

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, Telephone: 01625 545745; [2]www.ico.gov.uk. Generally the ICO cannot
make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by Allerdale Borough Council.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by copyright
laws. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including
non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news
reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would
require the permission of the copyright holder. You can find details of
our re-use of information policy on our website at [3]www.allerdale.gov.uk
.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Gilbert

Information and Records Officer

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us at the e-mail address above. The Council is not responsible for
any changes made to this message after it has been sent.

Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale House
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 3YJ

Web: www.allerdale.gov.uk

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