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Dear Wakefield City Council,

Hi, am interesting in the operation of the communications department. I request copies of all emails to and from wakefield council communications department managers from september 2015 to present time relating to keeping negative reports and stories from appearing in the media.

Yours faithfully,

T Thomas

freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear T Thomas,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your letter requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 3rd March 2016. It is our intention to have the response delivered to you by 4th April 2016.

I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.

In some cases the Authority may also ask that a fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details of any fee to be charged, if applicable, will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Freedom of Information Officer, Information Management Team, Civic Centre, Castleford WF10 4JH or e-mailed to [Wakefield City Council request email].

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer
Information Management Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH.
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]
Tel: 01977 727170

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freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear T Thomas,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find the response to your request enclosed.

It has been identified that over the seven month period outlined in the request there are thousands of emails that would need to be searched through in order to determine information held and extract it. Under the Act (Section 12(1)) the Authority has the right to refuse to release the information where it is reasonably estimates that the cost of complying with a request would exceed £450 (calculated on the basis of 18 hours @ £25 per hour). On this occasion we have estimated that the cost of determining whether we hold the requested information and locating, retrieving and extracting it would exceeds £450. The Authority has therefore decided to refuse your request.

We may, however, be able to assist you with your request if you can narrow it down, which would reduce the search. It would be helpful if the request could be narrowed by subject or issue, this could help reduce the time period we would need to search through.

If you are unhappy with the way the authority has handled your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please contact the Council’s Senior Information Governance Officer, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Information Governance Team, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW, who will arrange an internal review of your case.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF, http://www.ico.gov.uk/.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries regarding this matter.

Yours sincerely

Senior Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC
Tel: 01977 727170
E-mail: [Wakefield City Council request email]

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Dear freedomofinformation,

In that case just supply emails from 11 to 15 jan 2016 inclusive. I will request an internal review if this request is declined.

Yours sincerely,

T Thomas

freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear T Thomas,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Thank you for your letter requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which we received on 20th April 2016. It is our intention to have the response delivered to you by 19th May 2016.

I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.

In some cases the Authority may also ask that a fee be paid for processing and delivering the information to you. Details of any fee to be charged, if applicable, will be notified to you as soon as possible.

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Senior Information Governance Officer, Information Management Team, Civic Centre, Castleford WF10 4JH or e-mailed to [Wakefield City Council request email].

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Officer
Corporate Information Governance Team,
City Solicitor’s Office.
Wakefield MDC, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH.
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]
Tel: 01977 727170

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freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear T Thomas,

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find the response to your request enclosed.

Searches have been completed for emails held in the specified time period 11 to 15 Jan 2016 inclusive, as requested.
There are no emails held relating to keeping negative reports and stories from appearing in the media.

Yours sincerely

Senior Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC
Tel: 01924 306112
Email: [Wakefield City Council request email]

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