Correspondence referencing 23 Grosvenor Place Bath BA1 6BA

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Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

I hereby make a FOI request for all correspondence or other material sent by, viewed or received by Councillor Richard Samuel mentioning or referencing the property located at 23 Grosvenor Place Bath BA1 6BA between the dates 31/10/2019 and today.

Yours faithfully,

Tommy Boyd

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Dear Mr Boyd,

 

Thank you for your request.  We can confirm that your request will be
logged and dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act
2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

As you are aware we are experiencing a National Emergency situation and
the Council is now focused solely on minimising the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic on our local communities.  Bath and North East Somerset Council
has indeed formally declared the current situation a major incident in
accordance with the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act and as a result, all
Council resources are now prioritised only on business-critical activity
to protect the most vulnerable. 

  

Therefore in terms of responding to your request, please note that almost
all Council staff are no longer in the office and are working remotely,
either with limited access to information, or in some cases
self-isolating, with ongoing impacts on availability, capacity and officer
time, across all services.

 

We are therefore unable to always respond to requests made in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR), within the 20 working day time limit, at this time. 
Instead it is likely that a response to your request will be subject to
significant delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  However, we will respond
as soon as we can.  Responses to requests made under the Data Protection
Act are also very likely to face similar delays.

 

We apologise for any delay that may occur in responding to these types of
requests but are sure you will understand the reasons why.  We will keep
this position under constant review as the national position evolves.

 

Further information on council service changes resulting from the impacts
of the Covid-19 pandemic can be found on our website at the following
link:

 

[1]https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance Team

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

[2]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

Bath & North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

 

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From: Tommy Boyd <[FOI #696126 email]>

Sent: 04 October 2020 09:36

To: Information Governance

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence referencing 23
Grosvenor Place Bath BA1 6BA

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

I hereby make a FOI request for all correspondence or other material sent 
by, viewed or received by

Councillor Richard Samuel mentioning or referencing  the property located
at  23 Grosvenor Place Bath

BA1 6BA between the dates 31/10/2019 and today.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Tommy Boyd

 

 

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Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Dear Mr Boyd,

 

We apologise for the delay in our response.  In considering your request,
we have identified that exemptions to disclosure are engaged in relation
to some information held within the scope of the request.  This includes
the exemptions at section 40(2) (Personal Data) and section 43(2) of the
Act (Commercial Interests).

 

As a result, we are not yet in a position to respond to your request.  In
order to fully consider the exemptions and the associated public interest
test, we require more time, in accordance with section 10(3)(b) of the
Act.  However we will respond to your request as soon as possible.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance Team –

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

[1]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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Dear Information Governance,

Another month has gone by and still no answer to my reasonable request.

I understand 10(3)(b) to mean I ordinarily should receive the information {section 1(1)(b)} unless the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information {section 2(2)(b)}.

May I ask when I can expect this to be determined.

I am willing to accept a partial answer to my original request at this time, with any information possibly subject to section 2(2)(b) to follow at a later date possible with details redacted.

Yours sincerely,

Tommy Boyd

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

Dear Mr Boyd,

Thank you for your email dated 14^th December. 

 

We apologise for the delay in our response and can confirm that we have
made significant progress in relation to your request.  We can confirm
that this matter is being prioritised and we will respond as soon as
possible.  However, as you are aware we are about to enter the Christmas
and new year period at which time a large number of council officers will
be on leave.  As a result, we will respond as soon as possible, however it
is likely that the response will now be sent after the Christmas period.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Governance Team

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 396658

[1]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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Dear Information Governance,

Thank you for your reply. And what a disappointment.

As I stated in my recent correspondence I am willing to accept a partial answer at this time with additional information to follow. Please send me that information that you have already been able to gather since my original request of October 3rd.

I appreciate that we are entering the Christmas period, this happens every year at this time, and does not minimise your responsibilities to provide timely resolution to FOI requests inline with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I calculate the number of working days between my request and today is 53 days.

I reserve the right to refer my FOI request to the Information Commissioner.

Yours sincerely,

Tommy Boyd

Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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Dear Mr Boyd,

 

Thank you for your request for information. Please accept our sincere
apologies for the delay in our response, however please find enclosed the
information you are entitled to receive under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

Please note: due to the total size of the documents to be disclosed, our
full response will be sent over the course of three separate emails.
Please contact us should you not receive any of the emails and we will
resend.

 

We trust that we have answered your queries, however if you have any
further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

If you are unhappy with the response to your request, you may ask for an
internal review within 40 working days of receipt of this request. Please
contact Mr Jeff Wring, Service Director – One West, at Lewis House,
Manvers St, Bath BA1 1JG, or by email to: [1][email address]

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to appeal directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Or through their website:
[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Please refer to the disclaimer regarding reuse which can be found on the
Council website at:

[3]http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/your-...

 

As you are aware we are experiencing a National Emergency situation and
the Council is now focused solely on minimising the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic on our local communities.  Bath and North East Somerset Council
has indeed formally declared the current situation a major incident in
accordance with the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act and as a result, all
Council resources are now prioritised only on business-critical activity
to protect the most vulnerable. 

 

Therefore in terms of responding to any further requests, please note that
almost all Council staff are no longer in the office and are working
remotely, either with limited access to information, or in some cases
self-isolating, with ongoing impacts on availability, capacity and officer
time, across all services.

 

In addition, please note that the Information Governance Team has delayed
access to hard copy letters.  As a result, we recommend that any Subject
Access Requests, Freedom of Information Act Requests/Environmental
Information Requests or Data Breach Reports are only sent to us
electronically.

 

We are therefore unable to always respond to requests made in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR), within the 20 working day time limit, at this time. 
Instead it is likely that a response to your request will be subject to
significant delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  However, we will respond
as soon as we can.  Responses to requests made under the Data Protection
Act are also very likely to face similar delays.

 

We apologise for any delay that may occur in responding to these types of
requests but are sure you will understand the reasons why.  We will keep
this position under constant review as the national position evolves.
General queries can still be sent to
[4][Bath and North East Somerset Council request email] and we will respond as soon as we
are able.

 

Further information on council service changes resulting from the impacts
of the Covid-19 pandemic can be found on our website at the following
link:

 

[5]https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/coronavirus

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Team

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

[6]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

Bath & North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit

 

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From: Tommy Boyd <[FOI #696126 email]>

Sent: 04 October 2020 09:36

To: Information Governance

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Correspondence referencing 23
Grosvenor Place Bath BA1 6BA

 

Dear Bath and North East Somerset Council,

 

I hereby make a FOI request for all correspondence or other material sent 
by, viewed or received by Councillor Richard Samuel mentioning or
referencing  the property located at  23 Grosvenor Place Bath BA1 6BA
between the dates 31/10/2019 and today.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Tommy Boyd

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Information Governance, Bath and North East Somerset Council

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Dear Mr Boyd,

 

Request ref 1172/20 (email 3 of 3)

 

Please find further documents enclosed in response to the above request.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Information Governance Team –

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

[1]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

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Dear Mr Boyd,

 

Request ref 1172/20 (email 2 of 3)

 

Please find further documents enclosed in response to the above request.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Information Governance Team –

One West

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Telephone: 01225 477961

[1]www.bathnes.gov.uk

 

Bath & North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit 

 

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