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UASC Reform, Minutes and emails to and from Karen Goodman
Cassidy, J made this Freedom of Information request to Kent County Council
The request was partially successful.
From: Cassidy, J
20 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Can you please send me an electronic copy of:
1) All the emails to and from Karen Goodman and anyone within and
representing the UKBA UASC Reform Programme and the LGA UASC Reform
Steering Group, over the past 12 months.
1.1 Including attachments
2) Copies of any Minutes of meetings held, in connection with the
UKBA UASC Reform Programme and The LGA UASC Reform Steering Group
Examples of what is being requested:
The LGA UASC Reform Steering Group
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/81...
and
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/81...
Emails:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/81...
Please ensure that any of your general correspondence,
acknowledgements or holding letters etc are included or
cut-and-pasted into the body of the email messages, using plain
text, rather than as attachments. As this will mean your
correspondence is much easier to access, read and respond to.
Accessibility:
When providing any information disclosures please provide it in the
original unrestricted format such as:
a. MS Word .doc or Rich Text Text .rtf format or equivalent
b. Plain text .txt format
(suitable for the text/body of emails)
c.Spreadsheets in MS Excel .xls format or equivalent
d.Presentations in MS Powerpoint .ppt format or equivalent
or converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), ONLY if none of the
above formats are available
if you only have a paper version (hard copy) available, please
provide a Digital Photo Copier Scanned version in PDF format.
Please ensure any electronic disclosures are absolutely free of any
Document Restrictions and Encryption or Passwords, as this is
likely to render them less usable on a general basis and more
specifically, inaccessible to Assistive Technology.
Providing correspondence and disclosed information via these means
will also help ensure that text based information is accessible for
use with a Screen Reader or a Magnifier for none text based
information.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader>
Yours faithfully
Cassidy, J
From: Cassidy, J
20 March 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
With regards point 1 and 1.1, this also includes any emails and
attachments sent via the Carbon Copy (CC) and Blind Carbon Copy
(BCC) facilities, not just the To and From field/functions of email
messages.
Yours sincerely,
Cassidy, J
Kent County Council
23 March 2009
Dear J Cassidy
Thank you for your emails. I have attached your email of clarification.
I acknowledge your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Assuming we hold this information, I will endeavour
to supply the data to you as soon as possible but no later than 21st April
2009 (20 working days from date of receipt).
I will advise you as soon as possible if we do not hold this information
or if there are exemptions to be considered and/or any costs for providing
the information. Please quote our reference - FOI/09/296 - in any
communication regarding this particular request.
Best regards
Jemila Dodge
Corporate Access to Information Officer, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 696265 - Fax: 01622 694383
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
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From: Cassidy, J
21 April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Kent County Council's
handling of my FOI request 'UASC Reform, Minutes and emails to and
from Karen Goodman'.
You have not acknowledged this request, provided any information or
asked for any additional time to consider the likes of a Public
Interest test. You have not responded within 20 working days, as
required by law.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ua...
Yours sincerely,
Cassidy, J
From: Cassidy, J
21 April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
RE: FOI/09/296
Please see my request for an Internal Review:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ua...
Noting:
"I will endeavour to supply the data to you as soon as possible but
no later than 21st April 2009 (20 working days from date of
receipt)."
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ua...
Yours sincerely,
Cassidy, J
Kent County Council
21 April 2009
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Dear Mr Cassidy
Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We have answered your questions in the order they
were raised.
1) I am pleased to provide the attached email strings in answer to your
request.
2) I have been advised that we do not hold any copies of minutes of
meetings in connection with the KKBA UASC Reform Programme or the LGA UASC
Reform Steering Group.
I hope this satisfies your request. If you have a query with the
information provided, please contact me on 01622 696692. However, if you
are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied with
legislation, please ask for a review by following our complaints process;
details can be found at this link
[1]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
on our website. Please quote reference FOI/09/296.
If you still remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can
appeal to the Information Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of what you need to do, should
you wish to pursue this course of action, are available from the
Information Commissioner's website
[2]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...
Best regards
Michelle Hunt
Access to Information Co-ordinator
Communication & Information Governance
Children, Families & Education Directorate
Kent County Council
Room 2.35, Sessions House
Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ
External: 01622 696692
Internal: 7000 6692
Email: [email address]
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Kent County Council
21 April 2009
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Dear J Cassidy
Thank you for your email asking Kent County Council to review the handling
of your request for information which falls under the scope of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.
Firstly, you state that we have not acknowledged your request. There is no
statutory requirement under the Act to acknowledge requests for
information although it is clearly good practice to do so.
An acknowledgement was sent to you on 23rd March. A copy is attached.
Secondly, the Act allows public authorities like Kent County Council up to
20 working days following date of receipt to either provide you with the
information you have requested or explain why it is exempt from disclosure
or to ask for extra time to consider exemptions to disclosure that are
subject to the public interest test. As we have until close of business
today (21st April) to reply to you and will only be in breach of our
statutory requirement as of tomorrow if we haven't, I believe your request
for review on these grounds is premature.
I trust that this explanation now satisfies your complaint. However, if
you are still unhappy with the decision, you can appeal to the Information
Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Details of what you need to do, should you wish to pursue this
course of action, are available from the Information Commissioner's
website [1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...
Best regards
Caroline Dodge
Corporate Access to Information Coordinator, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 221652 - Fax: 01622 694383
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
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21 April 2009
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Dear J Cassidy
Thank you for your email
The Freedom of Information Act allows public authorities like Kent County
Council up to 20 working days following date of receipt to either provide
you with the information you have requested or explain why it is exempt
from disclosure or to ask for extra time to consider exemptions to
disclosure that are subject to the public interest test. A reply was sent
to you earlier today providing you with all the information KCC holds
meeting the scope of your request (a copy of this is attached) but in any
event, we would only have been in breach of our statutory requirement as
of tomorrow.
I trust that this explanation now satisfies your complaint. However, if
you are still unhappy with the decision, you can appeal to the Information
Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Details of what you need to do, should you wish to pursue this
course of action, are available from the Information Commissioner's
website [1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/complaints/freedom...
Best regards
Caroline Dodge
Corporate Access to Information Coordinator, Chief Executive's Department
Kent County Council, Legal & Democratic Services, Room 1.94, Sessions
House, County Hall, Maidstone. ME14 1XQ.
Tel: 01622 221652 - Fax: 01622 694383
[2]http://www.kent.gov.uk/council-and-democ...
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