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George Cant
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2009
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This person's 58 Freedom of Information requests
Council tax debt written off, odd accounting statment
Waiting clarification.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 6 February 2012.
Waiting clarification.
Dear Mr Cant
Further to your queries in relation to your information request,
186911/12, I am pleased to provide the following information:...
Total amounts recived by the council in respect of bankrupted accounts.
Awaiting internal review.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 3 February 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Dear Mr Cant
Further to your e-mail concerning information request 20110559, which related to bankrupted accounts between 2005-9, I can confirm that...
Payment arraignments agreed to avoid further action
Awaiting internal review.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 31 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Dear Mr Cant
Further to the questions raised in your e-mail of 23 January 2012 21:08, I
am pleased to provide the following clarification
The app...
Liability orders and section12a
Awaiting internal review.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 23 January 2012.
Awaiting internal review.
Dear Mr Cant
Thank you for your e-mail in relation to the Council's refusal to comply with your Freedom of Information request 20101101. Whilst the d...
Can I have a list of all internal investigations conducted by or on behalf of our council
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by George Cant. Annotated by Ganesh Sittampalam on 19 January 2012.
Long overdue.
The ICO's decision notice on this request can now be found at
http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/decisionnotices/2012/fs_50367860.ashx
Alligations of fraud or false accounting against the institute and senior management
Request to Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education by George Cant. Annotated by mike lowry on 28 November 2011.
Refused.
Trying everything they can to dodge this one !
Holding back your special report into council tax and bankruptcy
Successful.
by Local Government Ombudsmen to George Cant on 27 September 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Cant,
I write further to your Freedom of Information Request regarding the
Council Tax and Bankruptcy Report. Please see the attached l...
Details held on the council’s register of interests
Awaiting internal review.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 23 August 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
Dear Mr Cant
The link sent to you in our previous response was correct, however it
appeared as a broken hyperlink on the what do they know website. W...
Council tax questiohns
Awaiting internal review.
by Conwy County Borough Council to George Cant on 26 July 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
Diolch am eich neges e-bost.
Os ydych yn gofyn am fynediad at wybodaeth dan delerau Deddf Rhyddid
Gwybodaeth 2000 cewch ymateb o fewn ugain niwrnod...
IP usage per year per office in bankruptcys
Follow up
sent to Insolvency Service by George Cant on 6 July 2011.
Partially successful.
thanks for the information
i will try each individual IP office for the other details i need
best regards
George
Total paid to price waterhouse coopers from 2005
Successful.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 4 July 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Cant
Thank you for your email of 29 June. I can confirm that the 'Towards Top
Performance - Physical Regeneration and Property Project - fina...
Council tax administrain
Request to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 1 July 2011.
Successful.
Mrs oliver
I agree thats quite odd. 50k pluss in court fees. I wander if its a mistake, its certanly worth looking a little further at.
Total Cost paid to bailiffs 2003-on
Waiting clarification.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 7 June 2011.
Waiting clarification.
Dear Mr Cant
Thank you for your further questions in relation to
request 20110256. I wish to confirm that North East Lincolnshire
Council holds...
Number of known breaches of protocol in relation to child safety matters after the bichard enquiry
Partially successful.
by Humberside Police to George Cant on 31 May 2011.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr. Cant
Please find attached response to your request for internal review.
Yours sincerely
Miss A.Clement
Senior Information Compliance Offi...
Dear Mr Cant
Request for information
In your request of 4 April, you asked whether we changed anything in the way we investigate complaints conc...
LGO and bankruptcy cases
Partially successful.
by Local Government Ombudsmen to George Cant on 4 May 2011.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Cant
I attach a letter in response to the request below.
Yours sincerely
Hilary Pook
Communications & Records Manager | DL: 020 7217 4734 |...
Humberside police and rossendales bailiffs
Successful.
I've been reading your FOI with interest and have made an observation relating to your request item No.3 where you request:
"how many complaints yo...
Judicial reviews costs and process
Successful.
In your previous request (CS/11/004), you asked for, and we gave you, the numbers of JRs split between our three offices. We also told you that, since...
Number of council tax bills
Awaiting internal review.
by Huntingdonshire District Council to George Cant on 23 March 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
Mr George Cant
[1][FOI #63087 email]
23 March 2011
Dear Mr Cant
Re: Freedom of Information Act - FOI Request No 1659.
I am writi...
Cipfa and solice enterprise costs
Partially successful.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 17 March 2011.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Cant,
At your request an Internal Review has taken place into North East
Lincolnshire Council's handling of your information request 201101...
All costs and funding paid to the evening telegraph
Successful.
by North East Lincolnshire Council to George Cant on 10 March 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Cant
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act
made on 28 February 2011, reference number 20110274.
Under sectio...
information in relation to your operation of council; tax accounts
Request to East Riding of Yorkshire Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 7 February 2011.
Partially successful.
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Request for Information
On 30 September 2009 East Riding of Yorkshire Council received your request for informatio...
NNDR benefits applied correctly
Clarification
sent to North Lincolnshire Council by George Cant on 31 January 2011.
Long overdue.
Hi there, this still leaves me with a fwe querstions.
1. Do you pay the baillifs anything in relation to council tax collection and management....
accurate NNDR SBR relief infiormation NELC
Follow up
sent to Valuation Office Agency by George Cant on 26 January 2011.
Partially successful.
Thank you for a very detailed and helpfull responce. you have answered each question you can clearly, ad have fully explained the exemption.
Y...
Controlling your publics contact with the council
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 28 December 2010.
Successful.
and the reason for this
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This person's 162 annotations
Council tax debt written off, odd accounting statment
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 21 January 2012.
Waiting clarification.
Hello John
I have been researching NELC for years, loads of the figures and statments from our council end up being like this when challanged.
Balfour Beatty job creation / Cost savings
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by John Hepworth. Annotated by George Cant on 21 January 2012.
Successful.
hi well spotted
when i questioned the persons annotations above its because someone witht he same name, works for the Co i pointed to ( under our pe...
Balfour Beatty job creation / Cost savings
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by John Hepworth. Annotated by George Cant on 16 January 2012.
Successful.
Maisie O'Brien ------------ can i ask what your interest is in this, do you work for balfour/the council or do you work for one of the companys empl...
Contracts between Tayside NHS and PriceWaterhouseCooper for Stracathro SRTC
Information not held.
this is what the responce says
Response to correspondence dated 26th February 2010
Request: Contract between NHS Tayside and PricewaterhouseCoop...
Information re Summonses and Liability Orders
Partially successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Council Tax Liability Orders and Summonses
Request to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council by Craig. Annotated by George Cant on 10 December 2011.
Partially successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Council Tax Summonses and Liability orders
Partially successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Number of Summonses and Liability Orders issued by the Council in respect of Council Tax
Successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
B&HCC Council Tax Summons and Liability Order fees
Request to Brighton and Hove City Council by Richard Brearley. Annotated by George Cant on 10 December 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Summonses and Liability Orders
Request to Northampton Borough Council by Tom Nightingale. Annotated by George Cant on 10 December 2011.
Successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Council Tax Summonses and Liability Orders
Successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Summonses and Liability Orders
Awaiting internal review.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Council tax summonses and liability orders
Partially successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
information re Summonses and Liability Orders
Successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
information re Summonses and Liability Orders
Partially successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders aro...
Council Income, from summons and liability orders.
Request to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council by Derek Buxton. Annotated by George Cant on 10 December 2011.
Successful.
Hi there
I have been researing these figures from councils for a few years. It seems a lot of councils increased the ammount of liability orders a...
The Distress for Rent Rules 1988 – Form 5
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by Neil Gilliatt. Annotated by George Cant on 18 September 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
k Rendel
thats quite good advice, the LGO is not the only way forward, and the york LGO is the worst of the bunch.
Liability orders and section12a
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 8 September 2011.
Awaiting internal review.
ICO is looking at a few of my requests currently. ;->
Elected Members And Pension Funds
Request to North East Lincolnshire Council by Colin Webb. Annotated by George Cant on 1 September 2011.
Long overdue.
Hi
I presume the difference is becuase ADF and Crooks were leaders and paid more for there roles, probebly a % each year of there incomefom the cou...
Costs of works to Victoria Pier, Colwyn Bay in July 2010
Awaiting internal review.
I am interested in this responce.
If the council ever decide that they are going to respond. Deffiatly a case for the ICO to be brought into
Leadership Group Renumeration.
Request to Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education by mike lowry. Annotated by George Cant on 22 July 2011.
Partially successful.
they seem to be using the 'request you clarify' to delay responding. This seem to be current tacktic from the collage when the dont want to answer qu...
Alligations of fraud or false accounting against the institute and senior management
Request to Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 22 July 2011.
Refused.
I have read through some faily crackers responces to FOI acts in the past but this one is going to take some beating
1. No alligations of fraud
2...
Was this ever answered ?
Spend on consultants and fitting new offices
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Steve Amos. Annotated by George Cant on 4 July 2011.
Waiting clarification.
Am interested in this responce
Council tax administrain
Request to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council by George Cant. Annotated by George Cant on 1 July 2011.
Successful.
Mrs oliver
I agree thats quite odd. 50k pluss in court fees. I wander if its a mistake, its certanly worth looking a little further at.
