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This person's 27 Freedom of Information requests
Freedom of Information Publication schemes in Croydon Schools
Awaiting internal review.
They cannot even respond to a question on FOI schemes in Croydon. 2 years and waiting!
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Medical Examinations
Request to Department for Work and Pensions by George Gardner. Annotated by Bandit Queen on 23 February 2011.
Successful.
ATOS and the Medical Assessment Team who make the decisions on ESA are not only economical with the truth but with information, action and facts. My...
Details of alleged instances of suspected abuses of school budgets in Sutton Schools and outcome of those investigations.
Successful.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 28 April 2010.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Please find below the response to your freedom of information request.
1. Full details of the schools investigated.
1.1 T...
Delegated School Budgets-Auditing
Successful.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 1 April 2010.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Please find below the response to your freedom of information request.
1 ) The approach taken at Sutton for ensuring that delegat...
FOI Admin Officer Responses
Waiting clarification.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 5 October 2009.
Waiting clarification.
Dear Mr Gardner,
The term FOI Admin Officer is used as a general term by any of the officers in the Customer Care Team. There are 4 of us working in...
Police Officer employment and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
Information not held.
by British Transport Police to George Gardner on 5 October 2009.
Information not held.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Each police officer (or member of staff) that is recruited can at their own discretion offer to record the fact they have a disabili...
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act
Successful.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 11 September 2009.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Please find attached for your attention the additional information that
you requested in relation to the use of the Regulation o...
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Internal review request
sent to Dorchester Primary School, Sutton by George Gardner on 9 September 2009.
Awaiting internal review.
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Dorchester Primary S...
Employment status of teaching and support staff in London Borough Sutton Community Schools
Partially successful.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 26 June 2009.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Gardner
I am sorry you are unhappy with our responses to your FOI requests. At
London Borough of Sutton we support the principle of trans...
Exchange of FOI request and responses with surrounding and other local Borough Councils
Partially successful.
by Merton Borough Council to George Gardner on 24 June 2009.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Gardiner,
Please find our response to your FOI request attached to this email.
Yours faithfully
Simon Guild
London Borough of Merton...
FOI requests and exchange of information
Successful.
by Croydon Borough Council to George Gardner on 19 June 2009.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner
Thank you for your email dated 27 April 2009, in which you have requested
about Freedom of information requests received by the C...
BTPA Crime Mapping Statistics
Information not held.
by British Transport Police Authority to George Gardner on 1 June 2009.
Information not held.
Dear Mr Gardner,
I write in connection with your request for information which BTP received
on 8^th May 2009 , asking for the following informati...
http://corruptcamdencouncil.blogspot.com/
Police Officer Recruitment and the DDA
Information not held.
by British Transport Police Authority to George Gardner on 22 May 2009.
Information not held.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Further to your email to us dated 22nd May requesting an internal review
of the British Transport Police Authority’s handling of you...
FOI requests and exchange of information with other councils
Partially successful.
by Surrey County Council to George Gardner on 22 May 2009.
Partially successful.
[FOI #11057 email]
Dear Mr Gardner
RE: YOUR REQUEST REF 3294 UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
We have considered your request which was...
FOI requests and exchange of data
Partially successful.
by Kingston upon Thames Borough Council to George Gardner on 18 May 2009.
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Gardner
People are only likely to contact me if they had any concerns over an
apparent pseudonym not because it was a pseudonym.Each case wil...
Medical fitness
Request to National Policing Improvement Agency by George Gardner. Annotated by William Old on 5 May 2009.
Successful.
Strictly speaking, the NPIA has not fully complied with your request. All of the information given relates only to England & Wales, whereas your requ...
No one will be surprised to find that the majority of Sutton Schools did not and probably still do not have FOI publication schemes in place since Jan...
Policy on medical fitness for Police Officer recruitment
Partially successful.
I shall now contact the National Police Improvement agency and see if they answer the questions I posed.
Enforcement of Temporary Planning Permission conditions and breaches
Successful.
by Sutton Borough Council to George Gardner on 6 April 2009.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner
I refer to your request under the FOI for the Council's policy on the
enforcement of temporary planning permission conditions and...
Complaints involving parents deemed as trespassers on school premises and the outcome of complaints
Successful.
by Department for Children, Schools and Families to George Gardner on 6 April 2009.
Successful.
Dear Mr Gardner,
Thank you for your email dated 31 March 2009 about guidance to schools and
local authorities about restricting the access of parent...
Utility bills for 2008
Request sent to St Mary’s and St Peter’s CE Primary School by George Gardner on 4 April 2009.
Long overdue.
Could you please supply me with the following information:
i) The total cost of electricity supply to the school for 2008?
ii) The total cost of t...
Parental Complaints in relation to trespassing on school premises
Follow up
sent to Local Government Ombudsmen by George Gardner on 2 April 2009.
Successful.
I am most grateful for the information and thank you for such an efficient response.
Yours sincerely,
George Gardner
Community Schools that have contravened the Freedom Of Information Act
Follow up
sent to Information Commissioner’s Office by George Gardner on 1 April 2009.
Successful.
Thank you for the amended information.
It is pleasing to note a Public Authority providing more information than required.
Yours sincerely,...
Camden Council has only built 1 property in 8 years
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act
Successful.
LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON
REGULATION OF INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT 2000
AUTHORISATIONS 2002 - 2009
Year
Details of Surveillance
Purpose of Inve...
Advice on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Awaiting internal review.
Yet again LB Sutton appear to act as a 'law unto themselves'
Advice on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Awaiting internal review.
I reckon that a lady called 'Sarah Milne' will conduct the internal review.
I suggest that this actually goes against Sutton's own complaint's proce...
No one will be surprised to find that the majority of Sutton Schools did not and probably still do not have FOI publication schemes in place since Jan...
Sutton are fully aware of what information is and isn't included in their FOI Publication Scheme so one can only assume that omitting the contact deta...
Advice on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Awaiting internal review.
Whilst I suspect, like other users of this website, that some Local Authorities may 'drag their heels' and delay the response to legitimate FOI reques...
Use of Ripa by Southampton City Council
Successful.
1. Directed Surveillance - year ending 31/03/09
Year ending March 31st 2009 - 34 instances of directed surveillance
General
19/09/09 - ongoing O...
Use of Ripa by Southampton City Council
Successful.
1) The Council currently has 20 officers designated as Authorising Officers. As per the 2003 regulations, only the Assistant Chief Officer, Assistant...
A list of the ASB and related Housing legislation that has been used successfully in
relation to nuisance behaviour and ASB by people living in Camde...
Parental questionnaires
Request to Office for Standards in Education by M Doherty. Annotated by George Gardner on 28 April 2009.
Successful.
Dear M Doherty
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) - The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Thank you for your...
Medical fitness
Request to National Policing Improvement Agency by George Gardner. Annotated by George Gardner on 28 April 2009.
Successful.
We consider the information you have requested to be exempt from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act by virtue of Section 21(1) of the Ac...
Advice on WhatDoTheyKnow.com
Awaiting internal review.
I think you will find that there is a 'culture' of obscurification, misdirection and delay operating at LB Sutton when it comes to answering any FOI r...
Policy on medical fitness for Police Officer recruitment
Partially successful.
I shall now contact the National Police Improvement agency and see if they answer the questions I posed.
Policy on medical fitness for Police Officer recruitment
Partially successful.
This is the actual response given:
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF
Switchboard 020 7035 4848 Fax: 020 7035 4745...
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Medical Examinations
Request to Department for Work and Pensions by George Gardner. Annotated by George Gardner on 22 April 2009.
Successful.
This is the actual response:
DWP Central Freedom of Information Team
e-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Our Ref: FoI 595/09...
Statistical information relating to Stop and Search operations at Clapham Junction Station
Request to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) by K F Joyce. Annotated by George Gardner on 4 April 2009.
Information not held.
I think you will need to contact the British Transport Police as they have legal jurisdiction over the station.
Camden Council has only built 1 property in 8 years
