Dear Sir or Madam,

Regarding Northumberland County Council becoming a unitary
authority and abolition of the councils of Blyth Valley, Wansbeck,
Castle Morpeth, Tynedale, Alnwick, and Berwick-upon-Tweed, please
could you provide the following information:

1) how you are treating in-progress FOI and EIR requests & internal
reviews made to the residuary bodies

2) what happens to emails sent to the residuary bodies' FOI contact
addresses

3) where should all new FOI and EIR requests go to

4) what is happening to information previously held by the
residuary bodies, and where should requests for this information go
to

Yours faithfully,

Alex Skene

Dear Alex,

Thank you for your request for information in connection with freedom of
information requests. Your request was received on 1st April and I am
dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this matter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Regards

John Harrison
Performance Officer
Corporate Performance Team
Chief Executive's Directorate
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
01670 534025
[email address]

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Mr Skene

Further to your Freedom of Information request I would respond as follows;

1.FoI and EIR requests for the residuary bodies have either been completed by them or passed onto to the new County Council for completion.

2. E-mail enquiries to the residuary bodies are being forwarded to the new Authority.

3. New requests should be sent to [email address].

4. All new requests should be sent to the e-mail address quoted above, we have access to information held by the residuary bodies.

I trust this information addresses your request. Should you require any further details, please contact us via [email address].

Regards
John Harrison
Complaints and Freedom of Information Officer.

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