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Debt Collectors
Awaiting classification.
Look forward to seeing the answer to question 5
Authorities who have had common purpose training
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Why are these sick paedophiles being funded.....
cp has to be banned
Debt Collectors
Follow up
sent to Aberdeen City Council by brian ovens on 21 December 2011.
Successful.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
brian ovens
Lothian Pension Fund
Response
by City of Edinburgh Council to brian ovens on 1 December 2011.
Awaiting classification.
Dear Mr Ovens
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002(“FOISA”) – REVIEW OUTCOME
SUBJECT: LOTHIAN PENSION FUND
Please find attached ou...
Money towards Pensions from Council tax
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by Fife Council to brian ovens on 29 November 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens
Please find attached the Council's response.
Yours sincerely
Fiona Stuart
"Think Green" and only print this email if...
Council tax/pensions
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Thanks Mr B ovens for bringing this to public attention.....next time i go to the council to pay my council tax i'm just goung to pay half then give t...
Fees
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by brian ovens. Annotated by brian ovens on 22 November 2011.
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Thanks Mark.
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Response
by Glasgow City Council to brian ovens on 22 November 2011.
Awaiting classification.
The table in appendix A takes a minute or two to appear when you first view the page. Thereafter double clicking the table opens the whole document....
Tayside Pension Fund
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sent to Dundee City Council by brian ovens on 21 November 2011.
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Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
brian ovens
Debt Collectors
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sent to Argyll and Bute Council by brian ovens on 17 November 2011.
Awaiting classification.
Thanks for your help, can you tell me though in reply to questions 4 and 5 what the percentage is i.e.How many times have they been asked by the Co...
Council tax Money going to pensions
Follow up
sent to Angus Council by brian ovens on 9 November 2011.
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Thanks for the reply. It seems all this transparency this Government and the previous one talked about is nothing but a myth, Councils are protecte...
TV license
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sent to British Broadcasting Corporation by brian ovens on 7 November 2011.
Long overdue.
Thanks
Yours sincerely,
brian ovens
Debt Collectors
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by East Dunbartonshire Council to brian ovens on 7 November 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens,
Please find attached, information as per your recent FOI Request which I
hope will be of assistance.
(See attached file: F.O.I. Debt...
Debt Collectors
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by North Ayrshire Council to brian ovens on 4 November 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens
Thank you for your request for information, which was received by North
Ayrshire Council on 07/10/2011.
We have now completed our resea...
This e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the use of the
individual to whom it is addressed. It does not constitute a
representation which...
Debt Collectors
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by North Lanarkshire Council to brian ovens on 2 November 2011.
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Dear Mr. Ovens
Request for Information
I refer again to your e-mail of 5 October 2011 seeking information in
relation to debt collectors....
Debt Collectors
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by Perth and Kinross Council to brian ovens on 1 November 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Request for Information – Debt Collectors
I refer to your request for informati...
Debt Collectors
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by East Ayrshire Council to brian ovens on 1 November 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens
I am responding to your recent request for information. For ease of
reference I have listed my responses with each of your questions...
Debt Collectors
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by South Lanarkshire Council to brian ovens on 31 October 2011.
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Dear Mr Ovens
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Request for Information
Please see attached correspondence in response to your...
Debt Collectors
Follow up
sent to West Dunbartonshire Council by brian ovens on 27 October 2011.
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Thanks for the information Heather, excellent work.
Yours sincerely,
brian ovens
Council tax and pensions
Follow up
sent to South Ayrshire Council by brian ovens on 26 October 2011.
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Thanks for your help Alison.
Yours sincerely,
brian ovens
Vaccinations
Response
by Forth Valley NHS Board to brian ovens on 24 October 2011.
Awaiting classification.
Dear Mr Ovens,
Please find attached your request for information on Vaccines.
Kind regards
Deirdre Coyle
on behalf of
Hilary Chalmers
Lead Freedom o...
Debt Collectors
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by Clackmannanshire Council to brian ovens on 24 October 2011.
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Council tax Money going to pensions
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sent to East Lothian Council by brian ovens on 20 October 2011.
Awaiting classification.
I never said you had a responsibility to any other Council, you said "The way Council finances
operate is governed by statute and regulation"........
Council tax Money going to pensions
Follow up
sent to Glasgow City Council by brian ovens on 18 October 2011.
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Thanks for the information.
Yours sincerely,
brian ovens
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Fees
Request to British Broadcasting Corporation by brian ovens. Annotated by brian ovens on 22 November 2011.
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Thanks Mark.
Council Tax towards pensions
Long overdue.
How do you mean Andrew? Brian
Recommended medication and treatment costs
Information not held.
That's the exact answer I expected to your question, you will never get the answer btw. Great questions though.
Brian
Debt Collectors
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Thanks for that.
Invoices 2008/2009
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Michael,
Whats with the personal attack? Try and keep within the spirit of the site, you don't have to read my requests but you have chose to yet it'...
Invoices 2008/2009
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Micheal,
Coming from the man who took time to count 256 FOI, where did you get the time to do that Michael? These are not all new requests so get you...
Tillicoultry Primary School - Occupancy Rate
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Caroline,
Looks like you might have to call for an internal review here, but here is some info to try first if they say they don't have the informat...
Expenditure in Tillicoultry
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Archie,
I don't know if you have noticed that they have answered your request for questions 2 and 3 by saying "none". Am staggered that they have "n...
Declaration of War
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What rubbish, you tell all those soldiers who died for you to make that comment that there is "no war".
Declaration of War
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Yeah, but we are told our troops are at war in Iraq etc, surely this means a Declaration has to be signed?
Money paid to Guest house/grocery and Order Of Malta
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Mark,
I read a report from a Council ( I should have kept it)where it said they didn't even have to answer a request anywhere near on a daily basis,...
ET Costs
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I don't think the Council Pay VAT, maybe thats why they left it out of the cost. Im pretty sure they either don't pay it, or claim it back.
Maybe th...
Money paid to Guest house/grocery and Order Of Malta
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Mark,
You seem to be a bit sensitive, I certainly wasn't aggressive to you or anyone else for that matter, maybe if they have been with me but nothi...
Money paid to Guest house/grocery and Order Of Malta
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Whats your full name Mark? Everyone else uses their full names on here, by law you have to if your making FOI requests, and I guess thats why your on...
Practices using System One TTP
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What exactly is TTP?
Agency Spend
Request to Clackmannanshire Council by Claire Stafford. Annotated by brian ovens on 27 January 2011.
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Good question Claire, and good luck.
Actual use of blood obtained by donation
Request to NHS Blood and Transplant by William Morrison-Bates. Annotated by brian ovens on 14 January 2011.
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William,
Great questions and I hope you keep asking questions and taking it further. I was listening to a radio show last week and it mentioned that...
Street Lighting Information
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Is this payed for through Council Tax or through a Private Finance Initiative?
Carluke Primary School
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Over 7 million. is that the total price for building the School or is it a Private Finance Initiative contract where the total will be at least double...
Summons/citations
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Bryan,
Good post.
I think I said that speeding was a criminal offence (in the eyes of the Law) in an earlier post.This is dealt with in a civil co...
All caps surname
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Yeah, but who makes them use this procedure in this way, the Government?
Government profit through university tuition fees
Request to Department for Business, Innovation and Skills by Mariam Dakri. Annotated by brian ovens on 9 December 2010.
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Maybe its the banks who make the prophit.
Summons/citations
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Your not trying to help anyone, what I have told you is 100% correct, a Scotsman cannot be taken to court in England on a civil offence and vise versa...
Summons/citations
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To be honest I don't care if you have studied Law, you would never admit I was correct because the Law is rigged. But let me show you how know I mobil...
Summons/citations
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I beg to differ, speeding is a civil offence just like not wearing a seat belt, it does not become a criminal offence till there is an injured party....
