Totals for Subject Access Requests and FOI Section 40(1) Exemptions in 2016
Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council,
I would like to make an FOI request for the following pieces of information:
1) How many Subject Access Requests did you receive in the year Jan 1st 2016 to Dec 31st 2016 (or your equivalent business/financial year), and;
2) How many FOI Section 40(1) exemptions did you employ during this same time period?
Yours faithfully,
Nick Jackson
Dear Mr Jackson
Thank you for your request for information.
Your request will be processed in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (or Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if it
relates to environmental information).
You should ordinarily expect to receive a response to your request no
later than 20 working days following the date of submission to the
Council. We will contact you should this not be the case.
Yours sincerely
Corporate Governance Team
for Director of Legal & Democratic Services
Dear Mr Jackson
We refer to your Freedom of Information Request in respect of Totals for
Subject Access Requests and FOI Section 40(1) Exemptions in 2016, the
Authority’s response is as follows:
1) How many Subject Access Requests did you receive in the year Jan 1st
2016 to Dec 31st 2016 (or your equivalent business/financial year), and;
ANSWER: 47
2) How many FOI Section 40(1) exemptions did you employ during this same
time period?
ANSWER: ZERO
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[1][email address] or at RCT CBC, Pavilions, Clydach Vale,
Tonypandy, CF40 2XX.
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Information Commissioner at [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/
We trust this answers your queries.
Yours Sincerely
Marc Jones
Swyddog Gwasanaethau Democrataidd / Democratic Services Officer
Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Democrataidd / Legal and Democratic Services
The Pavilions
Clydach Vale
CF40 2XX
Ffon: 01443 424102 / Tel No: 01443 424102
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