Dear sir or madam

I would appreciate copies of all monitoring officer reports issued
by the Wakefield City Council following admission and or agreement
by the Wakefield City 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
of maladministration and injustice by the Local Government
Ombudsman for the last six years.

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

The monitoring officer reports should have been produced on the
Council's own systems, and is basic management data to enable the
Council to monitor compliance with its constitution (and provided
to members). The data will also have been needed as a local
performance indicator, and for the Best Value regime.

Yours faithfully,

Stuart Hardwicke Carruthers

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Dear Mr Carruthers

Thank you for your request, I'm writing to acknowledge receipt and to inform you that we intend to supply you with a response as soon as possible and in any case no later than 3 October 2008.

Your request is subject to any of the exemptions to release as provided by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Should you have any queries in the meantime then please feel free to contact me.

Regards
Dave Hollis
Senior Information Officer
Information Compliance Services
Room 51
County Hall
Wakefield WF1 2QW
Tel: 01924 305473
Fax: 01924 305383
Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Carruthers

I'm writing with regagrd to your request for copies of monitoring officer reports following local settlement of an admission of maladministration causing injustice with the Local Government Ombudsman.

I can inform you that the Council does not hold the information you request, no such admissions or agreements have been made during the period to which you refer and as such no monitoring officer reports issued.

If you are unhappy with the way the authority has handled your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Council's Freedom of Information Officer, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Information Compliance Unit, Room 51, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW, who will arrange an internal review of your case.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

Regards

Dave Hollis
Senior Information Officer
Information Compliance Services
Room 51
County Hall
Wakefield WF1 2QW
Tel: 01924 305473
Fax: 01924 305383
Email: [email address]

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