Statement of Persons Nominated

Dear Test Valley Borough Council,

Please provide the following information in electronic form (either
as a text file or a hyper-link) :

1) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of North
West Hampshire for the Parliamentary Election held on 1st May 1997
2) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of North
West Hampshire for the Parliamentary Election held on 7th June 2001
3) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of North
West Hampshire for the Parliamentary Election held on 5th May 2005

and

4) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of
Romsey for the Parliamentary Election held on 1st May 1997
5) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of
Romsey for the Parliamentary Election held on 7th June 2001
6) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of
Romsey for the Parliamentary Election held on 5th May 2005

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

David Watson

Dear Ms. Judd,

Rather than going straight to an internal review at this stage, I
would like to draw your attention to the ICO's guidance on the
matter of "information held on behalf of another", available
on-line at:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...

In light of this guidance, can you please confirm whether or not
Test Valley Borough Council holds any copies of the requested
information ?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

David Watson

Dear Test Valley Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Test Valley Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Statement of Persons
Nominated'.

Whilst it is acknowledged that the Electoral Registration Officer
and the (Acting) Returning Officer are not included in the list of
public bodies covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the
Information Commissioner has produced guidance (on-line at:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...,
referred to earlier in this correspondence) that the officers are
unlikely to be able to undertake their duties without the direct
support and involvement of the local authority responsible for
providing electoral services for the constituency. The cited
guidance indicates that where the local authority produces and
maintains copies of documents on another's behalf and has ongoing
access to and control of the documents then they are subject to FOI
through the local authority.

I therefore maintain that TVBC's refusal not only to provide copies
of any of the documents that remain in its possession but also to
acknowledge whether any exist goes counter to the guidance of the
ICO, and is a breach of the Act.

Accordingly I request an internal review of the Freedom Of
Information Officer's refusal to comply with the request.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/st...

Yours faithfully,

David Watson