Teachers who are members of political Parties

Dear Mark Walker,

Please see the attached.

Kind regards

Bill Hague
Wolverhampton City Council

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Dear Mark,

Thank you for your email.

I'm very sorry but I have been off work last week. I will try to get a
response out to you either today or tomorrow. Would that be acceptable
to you?

Yours sincerely

Bill Hague

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Dear Mark,

Freedom of Information request- ref. OCE100920

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 9th
October 2009. In that request, you asked for the following information:

1. Has your authority ever found a member of the BNP or any other

political Party guilty of a disciplinary offence related to their

Party membership in the last three years? If so please give

information as to when and how many.

2. Has any parent complained to you regarding the Party membership

of any employee or the expression of political views within School

classrooms under your authority during the last three years?

3. What safeguards do you currently have in place to prevent

members of any political Party promoting their views within

Schools?

I am pleased to provide the following information:

1. No

2. No complaints have been made to the Local Authority on this
subject. However, any complaints would have to be made to the schools
directly and would be dealt with through the individual school's
complaints procedure.

3. There are no specific safeguards in respect of preventing members of
any political Party promoting their views within schools. The Authority
does not have a policy that states that information will be collected
about staff's political beliefs. Headteachers act as a gatekeeper with
regard to any information that is being distributed by members of staff.
The onus is on the headteacher to ensure that any information passed onto
children and their families is appropriate.

Please accept my apologies for the slightly late response to your request.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
please write to:

Amy Hardiman

FOI & Corporate Complaints Coordinator

Wolverhampton City Council

Civic Centre, St Peter's Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH

[1][Wolverhampton City Council request email]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted
the complaints procedure provided by the council. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Bill Hague

Freedom of Information Officer

Children & Young People

Wolverhampton City Council

01902 556943

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