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Trevor R Nunn
Joined WhatDoTheyKnow in 2008
Exposing the devious methods used by Local Government Ombudsmen to
1) block, divert or bury valid complaints so they can hide significant amounts of maladministration for their friends and ex colleagues in local government.
2) divert attention away from their own failings and wrongdoings.
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This person's 968 Freedom of Information requests
Members Pension Contributions
Awaiting response.
by Cheshire West and Chester Council to Trevor R Nunn on 30 January 2012.
Awaiting response.
RE: Your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Case Reference: 101000178432
Dear Mr Nunn
Thank you for your email. It will be treate...
Compliance percentage
Successful.
One also has to question where the LGO gets its figures from - I have a letter from Tandridge District Council to an MP in 2010 in which the council c...
LGO investigations.
Successful.
During this period and as part of an investigation by the LGO, the deputy director of planning sent highly misleading correspondence to the ombudsman,...
LGO investigations.
Request to Gloucestershire County Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Geoffrey Salter on 25 January 2012.
Successful.
I notified the LGO of lies in a letter from the Assistant Director of Law and Administration to the LGO dated 18/06/2010 and they did diddly squat to...
Visits to Germany and/or France
Follow up
sent to Durham County Council by Trevor R Nunn on 10 January 2012.
Successful.
Thanks, I consider this FOI request satisfactorily concluded.
Yours sincerely,
Trevor R Nunn
LGO investigations.
Request to Dorset County Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by alan m dransfield on 30 December 2011.
Successful.
Trevor
What a brilliant idea, well done. Your survey proves that the LGO are a toothless watchdog!!??
Proof of compliance for 2009/10
Request to Local Government Ombudsmen by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 27 December 2011.
Refused.
Appealed to the first tier tribunal.
When a complaint consist of more than just simple maladministration.
Request to Local Government Ombudsmen by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by alan m dransfield on 26 December 2011.
Partially successful.
Trevor,I see you are still battling with your local PA.
I am looking forward to my RETRIAL at the FTT ref the 6 PFI schools in Exeter.
Incidently, t...
Pay Multiple
Successful.
by Cheshire West and Chester Council to Trevor R Nunn on 23 December 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn,
Further to your Freedom of Information Request, Log Number 77495, I can
confirm that the ‘pay multiple’ for Cheshire West and Chest...
Scrutiny
Successful.
BT paid for Suffolk County Council's CEO to go to America yet Suffolk County Council don't even carry out any scrutiny.
Surely councillors should h...
Decision to produce a Solar Energy Video
Successful.
by Cheshire West and Chester Council to Trevor R Nunn on 10 November 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
Further to your Freedom of Information request, please find our response
below.
1) to know who took the decision to produce...
Cost of China trip
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 16 October 2011.
Successful.
1) How much is the trip costing in total?
Total cost of trip was £6428.20
2) how many members and how many officers are going?
Deputy Leader and...
Cost of Solar Panel video
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 13 October 2011.
Successful.
Funny that CWaC gripe about the cost of responding to FOI requests but expensive promotional videos are produced at no cost. Especially when you consi...
Register of gifts and hospitality for senior staff/officers
Successful.
by Cheshire West and Chester Council to Trevor R Nunn on 12 October 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
Further to my email to you dated 27 September 2011 I am now able to
provide you with a response and apologise for the delay in doi...
Payments to returning officer
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 11 October 2011.
Successful.
The reason for this FOI request here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/09/postal-votes-in-davenham-and-moulton.html
SOLACE
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Keith edmunds on 20 September 2011.
Successful.
I agree, the Taxpayer should not be paying professional membership fees for public servants.
Awaiting settlement
Successful.
by Local Government Ombudsmen to Trevor R Nunn on 15 August 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
As suspected, this case was settled some time ago without the need for a further report. I attach a formal response. Apologises again fo...
LGA annual membership fee, training and consultancy.
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 29 July 2011.
Successful.
More on my blog here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/cwac-council-local-government.html
and here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/2...
2009 LGA Conference registration fees
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/20...
2009 LGA conference/exhibition further costs
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/20...
Members travel costs to the 2009 LGA Conference
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011...
2009 LGA Conference
Successful.
by Stoke on Trent City Council to Trevor R Nunn on 22 July 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
Your request for information on 2009 LGA Conference
We have now considered your request for information and a copy of the
inform...
2009 LGA Conference
Successful.
by Kent County Council to Trevor R Nunn on 22 July 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
Thank you for your request for information.
I have embedded Kent County Council's response within your original
request below:...
2009 LGA conference
Successful.
by Cheshire East Council to Trevor R Nunn on 14 July 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr Nunn
Please find attached the council's response to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Rose Raine
Compliance Officer
Internal A...
2009 LGA conference
Successful.
by Suffolk County Council to Trevor R Nunn on 13 July 2011.
Successful.
Dear Mr. Nunn
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST RESPONSE
Thank you for your request received on 24 June 2011 requesting
information about...
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Proof of compliance for 2009/10
Request to Local Government Ombudsmen by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 27 December 2011.
Refused.
Appealed to the first tier tribunal.
Pay Multiple
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 29 November 2011.
Successful.
This is part of the information which the government states every council should provide as a minimum.
Scrutiny
Successful.
BT paid for Suffolk County Council's CEO to go to America yet Suffolk County Council don't even carry out any scrutiny.
Surely councillors should h...
Visits to Germany and/or France
Successful.
The reason behind this FOI request
http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2011/11/exclusive-durham-county-councils-waste.html
Cost of China trip
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 16 October 2011.
Successful.
1) How much is the trip costing in total?
Total cost of trip was £6428.20
2) how many members and how many officers are going?
Deputy Leader and...
Cost of China trip
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 16 October 2011.
Successful.
More here
http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2011/09/wirral-council-leader-what-care-scandal.html
Cost of Solar Panel video
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 13 October 2011.
Successful.
Funny that CWaC gripe about the cost of responding to FOI requests but expensive promotional videos are produced at no cost. Especially when you consi...
Payments to returning officer
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 11 October 2011.
Successful.
The reason for this FOI request here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/09/postal-votes-in-davenham-and-moulton.html
Register of gifts and hospitality for senior staff/officers
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 1 October 2011.
Successful.
The information should be readily available, how else can the council scrutinise their staff. If it has to be compiled it means it must be held by ind...
Senior Officers - A Requirement to Declare and Register Personal Interests
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Paul Cardin. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 20 September 2011.
Long overdue.
One reason this sort of information should be made public
http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2011/07/edinburgh-city-council-official-sacked....
Register of gifts and hospitality for senior staff/officers
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 20 September 2011.
Successful.
This is one reason why this sort of information should be made public.
SOLACE
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 20 September 2011.
Successful.
Interesting to find that taxpayer's pay for the CEO's membership of SOLACE, a Society which helps them improve their pay and conditions.
Cost of China trip
Request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 17 September 2011.
Successful.
More about this FOI request here
http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2011/09/wirral-council-leader-what-care-scandal.html
Scrutiny
Successful.
More about this FOI request here
http://publicauthoritywatcher.blogspot.com/2011/05/suffolk-county-council-barnet-council.html
and here
http://publ...
Issue of Court Summons's by Wigan Borough Council
Request to Her Majesty’s Courts and the Tribunals Service by D M Porter. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 2 August 2011.
Partially successful.
Sorry cocked the link up
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/613/contents/made
This sets out that where a person has failed to make the required...
Issue of Court Summons's by Wigan Borough Council
Request to Her Majesty’s Courts and the Tribunals Service by D M Porter. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 2 August 2011.
Partially successful.
I think statutory provision allows all councils to issue summons for council tax debt. Therefore, they don't need written approval from anyone. It's t...
LGA annual membership fee, training and consultancy.
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 29 July 2011.
Successful.
More on my blog here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/cwac-council-local-government.html
and here
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/2...
2009 LGA Conference registration fees
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/20...
2009 LGA conference/exhibition further costs
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/20...
Members travel costs to the 2009 LGA Conference
Request to Cheshire West and Chester Council by Trevor R Nunn. Annotated by Trevor R Nunn on 23 July 2011.
Successful.
More about this request on my blog
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/25k-to-promote-cheshire-west-and.html
http://bodgedroad.blogspot.com/2011...
Total Annual Figures for Compromise Agreements, etc.
Partially successful.
No wonder many authorities treat our watchdogs with contempt.
Proof of compliance for 2009/10
Refused.
Case Reference Number FS50395441
This could run and run and end up with....I don't understand what you mean as a response to any information you ask for.
I would ask the FOI officer...
In addition to my earlier annotation if the council doesn't hold the information you requested how do they know there is no conflict of interest in th...
I was under the impression that the council monitoring officer should hold the information requested. No need for the FOI officer to run around asking...
