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Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,

I hope you are well and staying safe in these unprecedented times!
I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information, under the Freedom of Information Act:
• The current name of the Director of Human Resources
• The current name of the Head of Human Resources
• The current names of all the HR Business Partners
• The current names of the commissioning officers responsible for Permanent Executive recruitment tenders/proposals
• The current name of the Head of Procurement
• Do you have a preferred supplier framework for Permanent Executive Recruitment
I would be grateful if could provide these details to me within the 28 day allotted timescales

Yours faithfully,
Mr Ray

FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

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Thank you for your email.  Due to the current COVID-19 crisis the
Information Rights Team has been redeployed to emergency duties and is
operating with minimal staffing levels.  We are therefore not able to
provide a full service at this time. It is unlikely we will be able to
meet the normal statutory deadlines for freedom of information requests
and data protection requests, but we will respond to you as soon as we are
able.  Please accept our apologies for any delays.

 

We would also respectfully ask that you do not chase responses to your
requests unless the statutory 20 working day timeframe has elapsed - we
will still be trying our best to send you the information before this
happens.

 

If your enquiry is concerning urgent information for upcoming court dates
please contact the Team Manager Chris Parry,
[2][email address]

 

Kind regards

 

Information Rights Team

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Civic Centre

Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 1HH

 

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FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Mr Ray

 

Your request for information ref. SOT89047

 

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Thank you for your request for structure information.  Your request was
received by the Information Rights Team on 04 June 2020.  This is being
dealt with under the terms of the appropriate Information Rights
legislation.

 

In some circumstances we may charge for information.  If there is a charge
we will let you know, as you will be required to pay this before we deal
with your request.

 

Some information does not have to be released under this legislation.  We
will check the information you have asked for and send you as much as
possible.  If another person or organisation is named in the information,
we may have to ask their opinion before we decide what we can give you.

 

You should expect to receive a response to your request on or before 02
July 2020 in line with the legislation's 20 working day statutory
deadline.

 

For your information we may publish the response to your request on our
City Council's website, which can be found at the following address:
[2]www.stoke.gov.uk.

 

If you have any queries about this email please do not hesitate to contact
us.

 

You can find details of how we handle your personal information by
visiting [3]www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

Floor 2 Civic Centre Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

t 01782 232853, 01782 233020, 01782 233732, 01782 235965

e [4][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

 

 

 

 

Winner – UK Housing Awards Council of the Year 2019

Being a foster carer is truly life changing. If you have a spare room and
spare time, even as little as one weekend a month, you can make a real
difference to a child’s life.

Fostering for Stoke-on-Trent City Council offers a rewarding career with
comprehensive training and guidance. [5]Click here for more information.

Manage your council tax online and sign up for paperless billing with our
new online account at [6]www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount - and access it
using the MyStoke app, putting fly-tipping, and litter reporting in your
hands at the touch of a button. Available in the [7]App Store and on
[8]Google Play

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4. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
5. https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20044/fost...
6. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount
7. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-stoke...
8. https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...

FOI, Stoke on Trent City Council

Dear Mr Ray

 

Your request for information ref. SOT89047 for structure information.

 

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
enclosed below.

 

The information supplied may be used for domestic or journalistic
purposes.  Its use for commercial gain including issuing to the public,
social media or computer blogs may be subject to the issue of a licence
under the Reuse of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

 

I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following
information, under the Freedom of Information Act:

o The current name of the Director of Human Resources

Response: There is no Director of Human Resources, however the HR function
is part of the remit of James Doble, Assistant Director – Governance

o The current name of the Head of Human Resources

 

Response: There is no Head of Human Resources.  The most senior HR
position is that of Strategic Manager which is covered by Naomi Wood

o The current names of all the HR Business Partners

 

Response:
Ed Pilmore – HR Business Manager
Sue Phillips – HR Business Manager
Lucy Wright – HR Business Manager (Schools)
Kerry Flowers – HR Business Manager (Pay and Conditions)

o The current names of the commissioning officers responsible for
Permanent Executive recruitment tenders/proposals

 

Response:
All executive recruitment is handled by the Executive Resourcing Team
within Human Resources

o The current name of the Head of Procurement

 

Response:
There is no Head of Procurement.  The most senior position is that of
Strategic Manager – Commercial Development and is covered by Jonathan
Phipps

o Do you have a preferred supplier framework for Permanent Executive
Recruitment

Response: Not at present

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to: The Information Rights Manager, Information Rights
Team, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Floor 2, Civic Centre, Glebe Street,
ST4 1HH, or email [1][Stoke on Trent City Council request email].

 

Section 5.3 of the Freedom of Information Code of Practice states:

“It is usual practice to accept a request for an internal review made
within 40 working days from the date a public authority has issued an
initial response to a request and this should be made clear in that
response to the applicant. Public authorities are not obliged to accept
internal reviews after this date. Internal review requests should be made
in writing to a public authority.”

 

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Before doing this, please
see the following link for guidance from the Information Commissioner
relating to how to use your information rights responsibly and
effectively, to enable you to gain the best outcome from the process -
[2]http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public.

 

Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you
have already used our internal review procedure. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, tel: 0303 123
1113 or you can visit their website at
[3]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

 

You can find details of how we handle your personal information by
visiting [4]www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection

Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Team

 

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

Floor 2  Civic Centre  Glebe Street  Stoke-on-Trent  ST4 1HH

T: 01782 232853, 01782 233020, 01782 233732, 01782 235965

E: [5][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

 

 

Request

Dear Stoke on Trent City Council,

I hope you are well and staying safe in these unprecedented times!
I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following
information, under the Freedom of Information Act:
o The current name of the Director of Human Resources o The current name
of the Head of Human Resources o The current names of all the HR Business
Partners o The current names of the commissioning officers responsible for
Permanent Executive recruitment tenders/proposals o The current name of
the Head of Procurement o Do you have a preferred supplier framework for
Permanent Executive Recruitment I would be grateful if could provide these
details to me within the 28 day allotted timescales

Yours faithfully,
Mr Ray

 

 

Winner – UK Housing Awards Council of the Year 2019

Being a foster carer is truly life changing. If you have a spare room and
spare time, even as little as one weekend a month, you can make a real
difference to a child’s life.

Fostering for Stoke-on-Trent City Council offers a rewarding career with
comprehensive training and guidance. [6]Click here for more information.

Manage your council tax online and sign up for paperless billing with our
new online account at [7]www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount - and access it
using the MyStoke app, putting fly-tipping, and litter reporting in your
hands at the touch of a button. Available in the [8]App Store and on
[9]Google Play

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References

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1. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
2. http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public
3. https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
4. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection
5. mailto:[Stoke on Trent City Council request email]
6. https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20044/fost...
7. http://www.stoke.gov.uk/onlineaccount
8. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-stoke...
9. https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...