Current and historical Registers of Interest data

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Dear St Albans District Council,

Please treat this email as a Freedom of Information request.

I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional information that may not be published on your website.

If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could also supply them.

I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be published on your website.

If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could also supply them.

Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply details.

I would prefer not to receive the requested information in pdf format files.

If the requested information is published as open data, please could you supply the location where this data can be found.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

Julie Young, St Albans District Council

CORPORATE SERVICES
Head of Service - Simonne De Vall
 
Our Ref: 000004221
Please ask for: FOI Coordinator
Direct Dial:  (01727) 819209
e-mail address: [St Albans District Council request email]
Date:  26th February 2020

 
 
Dear Ms Tibbitt
 
Freedom of Information Request - acknowledgement
Reference:000004221
 
I write with regard to your request for information to St Albans City &
District Council. Your email was received by the Council on 25th February
2020.
 
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required to respond no later than 20 working days after the date we
receive your request.
This means that you should have a response by the 24th March 2020 . 
 
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request we will write to inform you within the twenty day period [section
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Kind Regards
 
 
 
FOI Coordinator
Corporate Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Julie Young, St Albans District Council

CORPORATE SERVICES
Head of Service - Simonne De Vall
 
Our Ref: 000004221
Please ask for: FOI Coordinator
Direct Dial:  (01727) 819209
e-mail address: [St Albans District Council request email]
Date:  2nd March 2020

 
 
Dear Ms Tibbitt
 
Freedom of Information Request Ref. No. 000004221
 
I write with regard to your request for information sent by email to St
Albans City & District Council.  Your email was received by the Council on
25th February 2020
 
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we are required to confirm what
information we hold, and if we do hold the information, disclose the
information, subject to exemptions or other provisions applying.
 
You requested:
 
I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority
Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable
spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional
information that may not be published on your website.

If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.

I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local
authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be
published on your website.

If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.

Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those
declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records
of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply
details.

 
 
 
Our response:
 
We can confirm that we do hold this information.
 
All Registers of Interest for the 58 Councillors are on the Council's
website. The Registers include Gifts and Hospitality. Once the Councillor
is no longer representing the Council we destroy the information,
therefore we have no historical records.  Link provided below:-
 
[1]https://stalbans.moderngov.co.uk/mgMembe...
 
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recommends that you first refer the matter to the Council. You can do this
by writing to [2][St Albans District Council request email] asking for an internal review of my
decision. If you wish the Council to undertake an internal review, then
you must write to the Council within 40 working days of the date of this
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date unless there are exceptional circumstances for the delay. 
 
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following address: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
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response to you.
 
 
Kind Regards
 
 
FOI Coordinator
Corporate Services
 
 
 
 
****Disclaimer****
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intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated.
If you have received this message in error it must be deleted and the
sender
notified.
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those of St Albans City and District Council unless explicitly stated.
Please be aware that emails sent to or received from St Albans City and
District Council may be intercepted and read by the council.
Interception will only occur to ensure compliance with council policies or
procedures or regulatory obligations, to prevent or deter crime, or for
the
purposes of essential maintenance or support of the email system.
Please note that the Council does not accept service by e-mail
The personal information you provide will be held in accordance with the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Council’s Data
Protection Policy.  You can find more information about how we will handle
your personal information in our privacy notice: [3]Privacy Notice

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