Legal cases

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, British Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

I write to ask for information under the freedom of information act.

1. For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year to 18.10.18 please state:
- the number of legal disputes between your department and other central government departments and non-departmental government bodies.

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute, with current status (resolved or ongoing)
-Total time period of the dispute from bringing of proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your department

2. For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year to 18.10.18 please supply the number of legal disputes between yours department and a UK local council (including district, county, borough, unitary, parish).

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute with current status (resolved or ongoing)
-Total time period of the dispute from bringing of proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your department.

3.For each of the last 10 financial years, and the current financial year to 18.10.18 please state the number of legal disputes between your department and a regional mayoral department.

For each, please provide
-A list of the court cases related to the dispute, with current status (resolved or ongoing)
-Total time period of the dispute from bringing of proceedings until conclusion.
-Total cost in legal fees and related administration costs to your department

Yours faithfully,

Louis Goddard

IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org, British Council

Reference Number: FOI_2018_71

 

 

19 October 2018

 

 

Dear Louis  

 

Thank you for your request for information. It is being dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be answered
within 20 working days (from the date the request was submitted).

 

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Yours Sincerely,              

 

 

Lyndsey Keogh | Information Governance Advisor (Disclosures) | Information
Governance and Risk Management Team

 

[1][email address]

 

[2]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...

 

 

 

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IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org, British Council

Case Reference: FOI_2018_71

 

 

24 October 2018

 

 

Dear Louis

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 19 October 2018
concerning legal disputes between British Council and other central
government departments and NDPB’s in the last 10 financial years. Your
request has been handled under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) 2000 and has been passed to me for reply.

 

The information you have requested is not held by the British Council. In
the 10 years prior to the date of your request we have not had any legal
disputes with other central departments or other Non-departmental public
bodies.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:

 

Information Governance Advisor (Disclosures)

Information Governance and Risk Management

British Council

Bridgewater House

58 Whitworth Street

Manchester

M1 6BB

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision at:

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Phone: 0303 123 1113

Website: [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Lyndsey Keogh | Information Governance Advisor (Disclosures) | Information
Governance and Risk Management Team

[3][email address]

 

[4]https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisat...

 

 

 

 

 

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Many thanks for the prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Louis Goddard