Local Government Act 1992

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From: brian ovens

25 May 2010

Dear Department for Communities and Local Government,

Letter concerning the Local Government Act 1992

Can I have through the Freedom of Information act the following?

1. A full list of all the Members of Parliament who signed this
bill through?

2. Can I have a list of all the members of the House of Lords who
signed this bill through?

3. Did the Queen give the bill Royal consent?

4. Can I have any minutes from all the meetings held in discussing
the Bill coming into force?

5. Were the British public made fully aware of the terms and
conditions of the bill, i.e, were the British people sent by post
the full terms and conditions of the bill so as they could fully
understand it?

6. If any part of the Bill has been amended since 1992, has the
British public been informed of the changes in the Bill? If not,
why not?

7. Does the legislation of this Bill over rule the "bill of rights
1689", it says in the 1992 act that a court can give an order to
redeem the payment without going to court. The bill of rights 1689
makes clear that no one can lose anything, money/property etc
without being convicted in court.

Yours faithfully,

b ovens

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From: Mark Coram
Department for Communities and Local Government

26 May 2010

Dear Mr Ovens

Thank you for your e-mail of 25/5 /10 requesting information about The
Local Government Act 1992 . Your request was received by Communities and
Local Government on 2 5/5/10 .

I am considering your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You should expect to receive a reply by 23/6/10 .

In some circumstances a fee may be chargeable. If that is the case, I
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries regarding this letter, please contact me.
Remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Our Access to Information leaflet on our website at
[1]http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/...
explains how the Department handles formal requests for information. I
hope you will find it useful.

Yours sincerely

Mark Coram
Conduct and Council Constitution Team
Communities and Local Government
0303 444 4166

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From: Mark Coram
Department for Communities and Local Government

1 June 2010

I am writing regarding your e-mail of 25/5/10 requesting information
about The Local Government Act 1992 . I am considering your request under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000

The Department reasonably requires further clarification of the entire
request in order to identify and locate the information that you have
requested.

In these circumstances, I will not be able to take your request further
without clarification from you. In particular it would be useful to
know the following. There were 2 Local Government Acts in 1992 - The Local
Government Act, which brought in changes to the Audit Commission and the
Local Commission for England, and the Local Government (Finance) Act 1992,
which introduced Council Tax to the United Kingdom. Please could you
clarify which Act you are enquiring about. In addition, your e-mail makes
reference to court orders. Please could you clarify which section of the
relevant Act you mean here.

The twenty working days in which the Department has to respond to your FOI
request will begin on the day after we receive clarification of your
request.

If I have not heard from you by 1 September I shall regard your request as
having lapsed.

Mark Coram
Conduct and Council Constitution Team
Communities and Local Government
0303 444 4166

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From: brian ovens

1 June 2010

Dear Mark Coram,

I am looking for the following.......

the Local Government (Finance) Act 1992,
which introduced Council Tax to the United Kingdom.

I hope this clears things up.

Yours sincerely,

brian ovens

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From: Mark Coram
Department for Communities and Local Government

2 June 2010

Dear Brian - many thanks. As a result your enquiry has been passed to our Local Government Finance branch and they will respond to you directly. The reference number remains unaltered.

Mark Coram
Conduct and Council Constitution Team
Communities and Local Government
0303 444 4166

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From: Brian Entwistle
Department for Communities and Local Government

23 June 2010

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Dear Mr Ovens

Please see the attached letter and documents which are the response to the
request in your emails of 25 May and 1 June 2010 for information under the
Freedom of Information Act about the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Yours sincerely

Brian Entwistle
Council Tax Division
Communities and Local Government

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<<Scan001.PDF>> <<Scan001.PDF>> <<100604 - Press notice 205 6 March 1992
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From: brian ovens

23 June 2010

Dear Brian Entwistle,
Thanks, but most of these files are empty. The first and last are
ok, i would like to know also why the minutes of the meetings were
destroyed.

Yours sincerely,

brian ovens

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From: Brian Entwistle
Department for Communities and Local Government

24 June 2010

Dear Mr Ovens

Thank you for your email. I am sorry to hear that there is a problem with the file attachments. You should have received 2 word documents being the reply to your request and a further 7 pdf files which were copies news releases.

If you would like me post paper copies of these documents to you, please let me know.

Yours sincerely

Brian Entwistle
Council Tax Division
Communities and Local Government

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From: brian ovens

24 June 2010

Dear Brian Entwistle,

That would be great, thanks.

Yours sincerely,

brian ovens

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From: Brian Entwistle
Department for Communities and Local Government

25 June 2010

Dear Mr Ovens

Thank you for your email

Please could you let me have an address where I can send the documents to marked for your attention.

Yours sincerely

Brian Entwistle
Council Tax Division
Communities and Local Government

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From: brian ovens

25 June 2010

Dear Brian Entwistle,

2, johnston cres, scotland
fk13 6py

Yours sincerely,

brian ovens

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25 June 2010

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From: Brian Entwistle
Department for Communities and Local Government

28 June 2010

Dear Mr Ovens

I have put a copy of my letter of 23 June and the accompanying documents in the post to you today.

Yours sincerely

Brian Entwistle
Council tax division
Communities and Local Government

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From: brian ovens

8 July 2010

Dear Brian Entwistle,
Thank you for sending the letter with the information, its a pity
that the minutes for the 1992 government act have been destroyed.
Is this normal procedure in such an important act?

Yours sincerely,

brian ovens

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From: Brian Entwistle
Department for Communities and Local Government

8 July 2010

I am away from the office from now until Monday 12 July 2010.

If your email is urgent please contact Mumuna Mumuni at
[email address] otherwise I will deal with it when
I return.

Your e-mail has not been forwarded.

Thank you

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