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Trevor R Nunn made this Freedom of Information request to Penwith District Council

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From: Trevor R Nunn

12 January 2009

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 Penwith
District Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact
that a member of Penwith 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

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From: Clare James
Penwith District Council

13 January 2009

Dear Trevor Nunn

Receipt of your request for information is acknowledged and has been
passed to the relevant section of the Council for attention.

You will receive a response within twenty working days, which is by the 9
February 2009.

If you have any queries in the meantime, please contact me, or my
colleague, Barbara Mathews.

Regards,

Clare James
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Clare James
Information Management & Licensing Officer
Penwith District Council
St. Clare
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3QW
Tel: 01736 336552
Fax: 01736 336791

Trevor R Nunn wrote:

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 Penwith
District Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact
that a member of Penwith 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

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From: Clare James
Penwith District Council

13 January 2009


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Dear Mr Nunn

Further to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, dated 12 January 2009.

The Councils Monitoring Officer has confirmed that since he became
Monitoring Officer in July 2005, there have been no times when the "Local
Government Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against
Penwith District Council) brought to the attention of the Council the fact
that a member of Penwith District Council staff had misled them, lied to
them or done anything else to hinder their investigation"

For your information we only operate a 14 month retention policy on our
Local Government Ombudsman complaints.

Please find attached a copy of the Council's Freedom of Information
Complaints Procedure for your information.

Regards

Clare James
--

Clare James
Information Management & Licensing Officer
Penwith District Council
St. Clare
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3QW
Tel: 01736 336552
Fax: 01736 336791

Trevor R Nunn wrote:

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 Penwith
District Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact
that a member of Penwith 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

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Trevor R Nunn left an annotation (11 August 2009)

I submitted this FOI request to every English Council. I have now collated the results and the full story can be read here

http://ombudsmanwatchers.org.uk/evidence...

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