Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to know,

a) how many findings of maladministration the local government
ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.

b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in
full or in part, has refused to accept.

c) how many findings of maladministration your council has accepted
but refused to comply, either in full or in part, with the local
government ombudsman's recommended remedy.

Yours faithfully,

A Johnson (Mrs)

Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act you should have replied to my
Freedom of Information request by now. You are breaking the law.

Yours sincerely,

A Johnson

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Dear Mrs Johnson,
Thank you for your email. Unfortunately we do not appear to have received a request from you relating to "Local Goverment Ombudsman". However, we have now located the request that you are making on the "What do They Know" website, dated 24 August 2008. We will now accept this as a valid request and respond to you within the statutory time frame.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
A Marshall

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act you should have replied to my
Freedom of Information request by now. You are breaking the law.

Yours sincerely,

A Johnson

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Dear Mr Johnson,
Thank you for your email. Unfortunately we do not appear to have received a request from you relating to "Local Goverment Ombudsman". However, we have now located the request that you are making on the "What do They Know" website, dated 24 August 2008. We will now accept this as a valid request and respond to you within the statutory time frame.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
A Marshall

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act you should have replied to my
Freedom of Information request by now. You are breaking the law.

Yours sincerely,

A Johnson

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Dear Mrs Johnson,
Further to my email of 29 September 2008, I am now in a position to respond to your request.

a) how many findings of maladministration the local government
ombudsman has made against your council over the last 10 years.
04/05 - 2
05/06 - 0
06/07 - 1
07/08 - 3
Total - 6
This information has only been available since the Ombudsman started producing Annual Letters in 04/05, therefore we do not hold any statistics prior to these dates.

b) how many findings of maladministration your council, either in
full or in part, has refused to accept.
none

c) how many findings of maladministration your council has accepted
but refused to comply, either in full or in part, with the local
government ombudsman's recommended remedy.
none

This response should answer your request in full, however if you are not satisfied with this response or wish to lodge an appeal against any exemptions that may have been applied, you can do so by writing to the Data Protection Officer at Bristol City Council Legal Services, The Council House, College Green, Bristol, or [Bristol City Council request email]. Details of the complaints procedure can be found at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/complaints.

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Yours sincerely
A Marshall

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Dear Mrs Johnson,
Thank you for your email. Unfortunately we do not appear to have received a request from you relating to "Local Goverment Ombudsman". However, we have now located the request that you are making on the "What do They Know" website, dated 24 August 2008. We will now accept this as a valid request and respond to you within the statutory time frame.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
A Marshall

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Dear Sir or Madam,

Under the Freedom of Information Act you should have replied to my
Freedom of Information request by now. You are breaking the law.

Yours sincerely,

A Johnson

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