Unitary authority changes

Alex Skene made this Freedom of Information request to Shropshire Council

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From: Alex Skene

1 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Regarding Shropshire County Council becoming a unitary authority
and abolition of the councils of North Shropshire, Oswestry,
Shresbury and Atcham, South Shropshire, and Bridgnorth, 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

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Shropshire Council

2 April 2009

Dear Mr Skene,

In answer to your queries, we reply as follows:

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

Shropshire Council will pick up any outstanding request and reviews and
aim to progress them within their original timescales.

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

Emails will, for a short time, be forwarded to
[Shropshire Council request email]. However, to make the transition
easier any new communication should be made to the
[Shropshire Council request email] as instructed on our website
www.shropshire.gov.uk

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

For email and online access, please refer to item 2 and the Access to
Information pages on our website. Fax requests should be directed to:
01743 252772. For postal and telephone enquiries, please refer to the
contact details below.

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

Requests should be made as detailed in items 2 & 3. Shropshire Council now
has ownership of all District/Borough Council information assets.

Yours sincerely

Roy Morris
Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team
Audit & Consultancy Services
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND

Tel: 01743 252774/252179
Fax: 01743 252772

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Unitary authority changes

Dear Sir or Madam,

Regarding Shropshire County Council becoming a unitary authority
and abolition of the councils of North Shropshire, Oswestry,
Shresbury and Atcham, South Shropshire, and Bridgnorth, 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

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