Local and General Election Candidate Safety & Security

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Dear Sefton Borough Council,

I am writing to respectfully access my rights in lieu of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore make the following request:-

1. Please can you confirm whether you currently have any policy in which relates to the safety and security of parliamentary and local candidates in elections? If so, please provide a copy.

2. Details of the number of incidents reported to yourselves which relate to parliamentary or local candidates being assaulted or abused for the past three years? (This can include events relating to physical and non physical incidents).

3. Confirm whether the authority plans to provide advice and/or guidance on safety and security on which parliamentary or local candidates can access in the future?

4. Confirm that the authority takes it 'duty of care' towards local and parliamentary candidates seriously and if so provide details which confirm reasonable adjustments and/or steps have been taken to properly advise prospective candidates on such matters.

I look forward to hearing from you soon, and in any event no later than the prescribed 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Ryan Jarvis

Information, Sefton Borough Council

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Information request
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Dear Mr Jarvis
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 1 May
2019.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 31 May 2019.
 
In some cases, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we
will send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate). 
 
Yours sincerely
 
Business Intelligence Team
 
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Dear Sefton Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Sefton Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Local and General Election Candidate Safety & Security'.

The response to this request is long overdue. This is a clear breach of the Freedom of Information Act 2000!

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/l...

Yours faithfully,

Ryan Jarvis

Information, Sefton Borough Council

Thank-you for email,

 

If your email concerns something other than a Freedom of Information
request the email account holders will relay this to the relevant Council
Officer.

 

If your e-mail concerns a Freedom of Information request, then please let
this response act as an acknowledgement of your request. The Council aims
to provide you with a response within the FOI Act statutory limit of
twenty working days. The 20 days starts from the first working day after
your request has been received.

 

The provision of requested information is subject to the information not
being exempt under the Act or containing reference to third parties.

 

o If there is any denial or redaction of the requested information we will
contact you to explain.

o There is a possibility that certain questions may attract a cost for the
requestor. This will be considered and you will be informed if a charge is
payable.

o Were there to be a problem in supplying your requested information, we
will contact you for clarification, or discuss the issues.

 

If you require further information on Freedom of Information Requests
generally we suggest you visit the Information Commissioners website or
ring their advice line.

 

Kind regards

<>This message is intended for named addressees only and may contain
confidential, privileged or commercially sensitive information. If you are
not a named addressee and this message has come to you in error you must
not copy, distribute or take any action on its content. Please return the
message to the sender by replying to it immediately and then delete it
from your computer and destroy any copies of it. All e-mail communications
sent to or from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council may be subject to
recording and / or monitoring in accordance with current legislation. This
message does not create or vary any contractual relationship between
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and you. Internet e-mail is not a 100%
secure communication medium and Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council does
not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was
sent. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that this
message is virus-free, it is the recipient's responsibility to carry out
virus checks as appropriate and ensure that the onward transmission,
opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely
affect their systems or data. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council does not
accept any responsibility in this regard.

Sefton Council, Sefton Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 2348866

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Dear Mr Jarvis
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I write in relation to your Freedom of Information request of 30 April
2019 and I sincerely apologise for the delay in replying.
 
I have adopted the numbering in your request to reply as follows:
 
1. No
2. None reported.
3. We supply parliamentary and local candidates with relevant contact
details for Mersesyide Police and vice versa.
4. Can you please explain what you regard the Council's duty of care is to
parliamentary and local candiates in this context.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
David McCullough
Chief Legal and Democratic Officer
 
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