Dear sir or madam

I would appreciate copies of all monitoring officer reports issued
by the Council following admission and or agreement by the Council
that they had committed maladministration causing injustice, as
evidenced through an local settlement agreed with the Local
Government Ombudsman, as well as any monitoring officer report
produced following a formal finding by the Local Government
Ombudsman for the last six years.

If a monitoring officer report has not been produced, I should
appreciate clarification if the Council rejected both the
Ombudsman's findings and their recommendations in relation to each
settlement agreed, and copies of all associated documentation for
the last six years.

Yours faithfully

Stuart Hardwicke Carruthers

Stuart
Thank you for your request for information in relation to Monitoring
Officer Reports. Your request was received on 7th September 2008 and I
am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact Sue Smith on
01254 585761. Also, our email address for contact is
[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email]. Please remember to quote the
reference number above in any future communications.
Regards,
Kerri McFadden
Audit & Assurance Administrator
Audit & Assurance
Town Hall
King William Street
Blackburn
BB1 7DY

Stuart

In relation to the above Freedom of Information request, we can confirm
that we have no Monitoring Officer Reports following investigations by
the Ombudsman.

Kind Regards

Kerri McFadden
Audit & Assurance Administrator
Audit & Assurance
Town Hall
King William Street
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
www.blackburn.gov.uk
[email address]
01254 (58)5712

Dear Mr Hardwick - Caruthers,

In response to your recent request to the Council requiring copies of
monitoring reports - we have no reports for maladministration against us
and therefore have no reports to forward to you. I hope this answers
your query, please note I have attached a copy of our 'Have your Say
document should you wish to use it.

Many thanks,

Sue Smith

Information Manager

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 7DY

<http://www.blackburn.gov.uk>

mailto:[email address]

Tel : 01254 585761

fax 01254 668245