Statement of Persons Nominated

David Watson made this Freedom of Information request to Eastleigh Borough Council

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From: David Watson

26 February 2010

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

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

David Watson

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From: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

2 March 2010

Dear David,

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 1^st March 2010.

We are currently treating your request as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by law, the Council will respond to you as soon as possible
and no later than twenty working days after the receipt of your request.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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From: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

10 March 2010

Dear David,

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 1^st March 2010.

I can confirm that Eastleigh Borough Council does hold the information
requested.

1) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of Eastleigh
for the Parliamentary Election held on 1st May 1997.

No electronic copy held.

  

2) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of Eastleigh
for the Parliamentary Election held on 7th June 2001.

No electronic copy held.

    

3) The Statement of Persons Nominated for the constituency of Eastleigh
for the Parliamentary Election held on 5th May 2005.

The link provided below states the persons nominated for the 2005
Parliamentary Election

[1]http://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/the-council/...

Please note that the Electoral Registration Officer's appointment is
separate to the appointment as Head of Legal & Democratic Services and,
although appointed by the council, the Electoral Registration Officer's
responsibilities and duties are personal. An example of this is that the
register of electors is deemed to be the property of the Electoral
Registration Officer, not the local authority.

The Electoral Registration Officer does not carry out the duties on behalf
of the local authority but in his own personal capacity. A list of public
bodies and local authorities that are subject to the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act is available at the following website:

[2]http://www.foi.gov.uk/yourRights/publica...

As you will see, the Freedom of Information Act does not list any person
appointed under the Representation of the People Act 1983. It follows that
the Electoral Registration Officer, Returning Officer or any other person
appointed under the Act are not subject to the provisions of the Freedom
of Information Act.

Details of persons and organisations that are entitled to receive free
copies or to be sold copies of the register of electors are governed by
Regulations 97 - 114 of the Representation of the People Regulations 2001,
as amended.

Notwithstanding that there is no statutory obligation to provide this
information, details of the sales of the register in the last two years
are:

o the full register has been sold to 5 credit referencing companies
under Regulation 114 of the Representation of the People Regulations
2001. The charges raised for the sale of the register are in
accordance with Paragraph 5 of Regulation 111 of the above
regulations. The full register is only sold to Credit Referencing
Agencies that can produce a valid certificate issued under Part III of
the Consumer Credit Act 1974 by the Department of Trade and Industry.
The sales produced an annual total income of £1594.00.

There are currently 95,063 registered electors on my register of which
29,524 have chosen to omit their details from the Edited Register,
representing 31.05% of the electorate. The edited register is freely
available for purchase by the general public. The majority of enquiries
received for the purchase of the edited register never result in the sale
of the register once the prospective purchaser realises that 31.05% of all
electors have omitted their details. The annual income derived from the
sale of the edited register produced an annual total income of £410.00
respectively. Information regarding the edited register is provided on all
registration forms.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further enquiries
regarding your request.

If you wish to make a formal complaint with regards to your information
request please contact:

Mr Richard Ward

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Civic Offices

Leigh Road

Hampshire

SO50 9YN

Fax: 023 80 62977

Email: [3][email address]

If you are unhappy with the way in which your complaint is dealt with then
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact
details for the Information Commissioner are:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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