Memorandum of understanding

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From: T Thomas [mailto:[FOI #7936 email]]
Sent: Wed 11/02/2009 00:18
To: Comments
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Memorandum of understanding

Dear Sir or Madam,

Introduction

As you should be aware your monitoring officer is statutory obliged
to bring to the attention of your council every instance in which
they break the law.

There is a failure on the monitoring officers part to record and
report the number of times the council has failed to meet the
statutory 20 day deadline for responding to Freedom of Information
requests.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/fr...

It is doubtful that the monitoring officer would operate in such a
cavalier fashion without written authority, therefore,

Freedom of Information request,

Please supply a copy of the memorandum of understanding between the
council and the monitoring officer that allows the monitoring
officer to ignore their statutory duty and keep the council in the
dark as to the number of times they break the law.

Yours faithfully,

T Thomas

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Dear Mr Thomas,

Thank you for your e-mail.

The Council does not hold the information requested (as the memorandum you
refer to does not exist).

The assumption upon which your request seems to be based is incorrect.

I hope that you are satisfied with the way in which your request for
information has been dealt with. If not, the Council has decided that any
complaint regarding requests for information that cannot be dealt with
satisfactorily on an informal basis should be dealt with in accordance
with its established complaints procedure. Details of our complaints
procedure may be found at:
[1]http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/about/c... .
Alternatively, I can forward you a paper copy of a leaflet giving details.
I am also happy to discuss any queries that you may have regarding how we
have dealt with your request for information. In addition, you may apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether your request for
information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the
Act (although I understand that the Information Commissioner may decline
to become involved if you have not first exhausted the Council's
complaints procedure). The Information Commissioner may be contacted at
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF; tel. 01625
545745; fax. 01625 524510; e-mail. [2][email address]

Regards,

Peter Bryant

Head of Legal Services

Woking Borough Council

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