Council tax.

Waiting for an internal review by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council of their handling of this request.

Minister Francis

Dear Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council,

I a minister of God demand full disclosure and transparency regarding the following questions...

I’m wondering why the Council haven’t suspended Council Tax of every household while everyone is on lockdown? Energy companies have made contact to offer help, so why not the council?

In reverence and love for all the heavenly fathers creation,

minister francis.

Minister Francis

Dear Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council,

Why have you not replied within the allocated time as stated in your own ordinance?

In reverence and love for all the heavenly fathers creation,

minister francis.

Minister Francis

Dear Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council,

I am still awaiting a response as this is now well overdue the time limit as per your own ordinance statutory requirements.

Yours faithfully,

Minister Francis

FOI Team, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Dear Minister Hanney

We write further to your request wherein you require that the Authority provide an answer as to whether " I’m wondering why the Council haven’t suspended Council Tax of every household while everyone is on lockdown? Energy companies have made contact to offer help, so why not the council?".

We would inform you that this request is not "a request for recorded information held by this Authority", it is in fact a request for the Authority to provide you with explanations and definitions. The Freedom of Information Act only provides members of the public with the right to obtain from Public Authorities "recorded information held by those Authorities"; it does not require Public Authorities to provide any explanations, opinions, expressions or definitions of words/phrases in response to requests received from members of the public in relation thereto.

Please could you confirm therefore if you require specific information and the Authority can consider whether it holds this information.

Nevertheless, we have passed your email onto the relevant department dealing with your initial request for information who will respond to you direct. Please be advised that, in light of the current practical difficulties posed by COVID 19 pandemic to public authorities and the necessity for this Council[in common with all other local authorities] to prioritise its numerous workloads during this national health crisis, the department dealing with that request will respond to him as soon as they are practicably able to do so

If you are dissatisfied with the response to your request, you may appeal direct to the Information Commissioner, whose address is:

Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely
FOI Team
[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council request email]

Croesewir gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg a byddwn yn ymdrin â gohebiaeth Gymraeg a Saesneg i’r un safonau ac amserlenni
We welcome correspondence in Welsh and will deal with Welsh and English correspondence to the same standards and timescales.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn mewn camgymeriad, dylech hysbysu'r person a anfonodd yr e-bost ar unwaith. Hefyd, sylwer nad oes unrhyw sicrwydd nad yw'r e-bost hwn neu unrhyw ymgysylltiad yn rhydd o firws ac nad yw chwaith wedi'i ryng-gipio na'i newid.

Os na fydd yr e-bost a/neu ei gynnwys wedi ei fwriadu ar eich cyfer chi neu eich sefydliad, peidiwch ag agor unrhyw ddogfennau a allai fod yn atodedig a rhowch wybod i anfonwr yr e-bost yn unol â hynny, gan gadarnhau y byddwch yn dileu'r e-bost ar unwaith ynghyd ag unrhyw ddogfennau atodedig a rhoi cadarnhad nad oes un o'r dogfennau wedi'u hagor.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately. Please note also that there is no guarantee that this email or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted or amended.

In the event that this email and/or its contents are not intended for you or your organisation, please do not open any documents that may be attached and advise the sender of the email accordingly, confirming that you shall forthwith delete the email together with any documents attached and provide confirmation that none of the documents have been opened.

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Minister Francis

Dear FOI Team,

You are public servants are you not? Do you not answer to the public that's funds your organisation?

In reverence and love for all the heavenly fathers creation,

minister francis.

Minister Francis

Dear FOI Team,

Do you not answer to the public?
Is the council not funded by public taxes and other such public monies?
Are you not public servants who's role is to serve the public?
Why does the council regard the public as customers?

I expect a prompt response and no gate keeping tactic, full disclosure and transparency.

In reverence and love for all the heavenly fathers creation,

minister francis.

FOI Team, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Dear Minister Francis,

In accordance with your freedom of information request 18th June 2020, the Council would confirm as follows:

The nature of the Councils' funding and how such sums are utilised is set out in the Council's Budget Report - the link for accessing this is
https://democracy.npt.gov.uk/documents/s...

In answer to your query on the role of employees of the local authority, the role of employees is to serve the Authority in providing advice, implementing its policies, and delivering services to the local community.

With regards to your other queries, these are not requests "for recorded information held by this Authority", it is in fact a request for the Authority to provide you with explanations and definitions. The Freedom of Information Act only provides members of the public with the right to obtain from Public Authorities "recorded information held by those Authorities"; it does not require Public Authorities to provide any explanations, opinions, expressions or definitions of words/phrases in response to requests received from members of the public in relation thereto.

If you are dissatisfied with the response to your request, under the Authority's FOI Policy, you may appeal in writing setting out the reasons why you think the decision is erroneous, to the Authority's Monitoring Officer at the following address:-

Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer
Civic Centre
Port Talbot
SA13 1PJ
FOI Team
[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council request email]

In the event that you appeal and are dissatisfied with that response, you may then appeal direct to the Information Commissioner, whose address is:

Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council request email]

Croesewir gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg a byddwn yn ymdrin â gohebiaeth Gymraeg a Saesneg i’r un safonau ac amserlenni
We welcome correspondence in Welsh and will deal with Welsh and English correspondence to the same standards and timescales.

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn gyfrinachol ac at ddefnydd yr unigolyn neu'r corff y cyfeiriwyd hwy atynt yn unig. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn mewn camgymeriad, dylech hysbysu'r person a anfonodd yr e-bost ar unwaith. Hefyd, sylwer nad oes unrhyw sicrwydd nad yw'r e-bost hwn neu unrhyw ymgysylltiad yn rhydd o firws ac nad yw chwaith wedi'i ryng-gipio na'i newid.

Os na fydd yr e-bost a/neu ei gynnwys wedi ei fwriadu ar eich cyfer chi neu eich sefydliad, peidiwch ag agor unrhyw ddogfennau a allai fod yn atodedig a rhowch wybod i anfonwr yr e-bost yn unol â hynny, gan gadarnhau y byddwch yn dileu'r e-bost ar unwaith ynghyd ag unrhyw ddogfennau atodedig a rhoi cadarnhad nad oes un o'r dogfennau wedi'u hagor.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately. Please note also that there is no guarantee that this email or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted or amended.

In the event that this email and/or its contents are not intended for you or your organisation, please do not open any documents that may be attached and advise the sender of the email accordingly, confirming that you shall forthwith delete the email together with any documents attached and provide confirmation that none of the documents have been opened.

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Minister Francis

Dear FOI Team,

Forget about corporate rules and regulations, man made ordinance or acts and statutes, how about doing the right thing, honestly and transparency for a change? The legal system is a fraud and a blasphemy.

You say... 'In answer to your query on the role of employees of the local authority, the role of employees is to serve the Authority in providing advice, implementing its policies, and delivering services to the local community'
Now what authority over living men and women do you think this dead entity thing called council has exactly? Also how exactly do you think it has any authority over living men and women?

Does the council serve the public?

Why does the council call the public customers?

These really aren't difficult questions are they!!! Should be quite easy for even agents at the legal department to answer.

I expect no lies only honest transparent truthful answers and I demand full disclosure.

In reverence and love for all the heavenly fathers creation,

minister francis.