Communications between LB Hillingdon and Civica Election Services (CES) regarding the running of regeneration ballots

The request was refused by Hillingdon Borough Council.

Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

Please release all communications between LB Hillingdon and Civica Election Services (CES) regarding the running of the regeneration ballots at Hayes Town Centre Estate and the Avondale Drive Estate in 2021, including the aftermath of the ballots.

Please include all media: Email, WhatsApp, Teams Meetings, and any others.; and all attached documents.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Burnham

Residents Services FOI, Hillingdon Borough Council

Dear Paul Burnham,
I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, received 27/01/2022
 
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have 20 working days to
respond to your requests.  Therefore, the deadline for our response is
24/02/2022
“Your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses to dealing with Covid_19 priorities. We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause. We do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able. Should our response to
your request breach the statutory timeframe and you remain unhappy with
our response, you have the right to complain to the Information
Commissioners Office. Their contact details are Information Commissioner's
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF”.
If we require further information or clarification from you to assist us
in responding to your request, or if we require a fee to be paid before we
can respond we will contact you shortly.
Kind Regards
Michelle Barber
Members Enquiry & FOI Liaison Officer
Corporate Resources and Services
London Borough of Hillingdon
3S/03 Civic Centre 

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From: Paul Burnham <[FOI #827861 email]>
Sent: 27 January 2022 22:40
To: FOI <[Hillingdon Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications between LB
Hillingdon and Civica Election Services (CES) regarding the running of
regeneration ballots
 
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Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

Please release all communications between LB Hillingdon and Civica
Election Services (CES) regarding the running of the regeneration ballots
at Hayes Town Centre Estate and the Avondale Drive Estate in 2021,
including the aftermath of the ballots.

Please include all media: Email, WhatsApp, Teams Meetings, and any
others.; and all attached documents.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Burnham

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Deadline for our response is 24/02/2022

FOI, Hillingdon Borough Council

FOI 9170020
Dear Paul Burnham, 

I am writing in response to your request for information below. 

  

We decline your request for information pursuant to section 12 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 because we consider that it would take
more than 18 hours to go through each and every communication to establish
the information to which you may be entitled.
By way of advice and assistance we attach a link to helpful guidance
published by the Information Commissioner which you may find helpful in
formulating another request: [1]Your data matters | ICO.

 

If you have any queries regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to
contact me. 

If you wish to request an internal review of our response you should
write, within 2 months, to:

Office Managing Partner, Legal Services, Civic Centre, High St, Uxbridge,
UB8 1UW (or via email to [2][Hillingdon Borough Council request email] marked for the attention
of the Office Managing Partner).

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. 

Kind regards, 
Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer | London Borough of
Hillingdon | Legal Services 3E/04
Tel: 01895 55 6351 | FOI Email: [3][Hillingdon Borough Council request email] | SAR
Email: [4][email address
Address: London Borough of Hillingdon Civic Centre, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW

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From: Residents Services FOI <[email address]>
Sent: 01 February 2022 14:09
To: [FOI #827861 email]
<[FOI #827861 email]>
Cc: FOI <[Hillingdon Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI 9170020 - From: Paul Burnham - Due: 24th February 2022
 
Dear Paul Burnham,
I am writing in response to your request for information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, received 27/01/2022
 
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have 20 working days to
respond to your requests.  Therefore, the deadline for our response is
24/02/2022
“Your request for information may be delayed due to urgent operational
responses to dealing with Covid_19 priorities. We apologise for any
inconvenience this may cause. We do remain committed to responding to your
request and will respond as soon as we are able. Should our response to
your request breach the statutory timeframe and you remain unhappy with
our response, you have the right to complain to the Information
Commissioners Office. Their contact details are Information Commissioner's
Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF”.
If we require further information or clarification from you to assist us
in responding to your request, or if we require a fee to be paid before we
can respond we will contact you shortly.
Kind Regards
Michelle Barber
Members Enquiry & FOI Liaison Officer
Corporate Resources and Services
London Borough of Hillingdon
3S/03 Civic Centre 

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From: Paul Burnham <[FOI #827861 email]>
Sent: 27 January 2022 22:40
To: FOI <[Hillingdon Borough Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Communications between LB
Hillingdon and Civica Election Services (CES) regarding the running of
regeneration ballots
 
[You don't often get email from
[FOI #827861 email]. Learn why this is important at
[5]http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentifica...

Dear Hillingdon Borough Council,

Please release all communications between LB Hillingdon and Civica
Election Services (CES) regarding the running of the regeneration ballots
at Hayes Town Centre Estate and the Avondale Drive Estate in 2021,
including the aftermath of the ballots.

Please include all media: Email, WhatsApp, Teams Meetings, and any
others.; and all attached documents.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Burnham

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #827861 email]

Is [Hillingdon Borough Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Hillingdon Borough Council? If so, please contact us using
this form:
[6]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[7]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[8]https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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Section 12 refusal: it would take more than 18 hours to go through each and every communication to establish the information to which you may be entitled.