Mavis Skillerton
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Date:
Reference:
15 March 2019
A20
Dear Mavis Skillerton,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
I refer to your Freedom of Information request received on 12 February 2019 concerning all
correspondence from the dates of 4th May 2017 and 21st July 2017 between Councillor Richard
Wearmouth and Lee Farrier.
Right of Access Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for information to a public authority is
entitled.
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description
specified in the request (which Section 1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"),
and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.
The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the document or record which
contains it.
The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public authorities’ subject to various
exemptions.
In response to your questions please find responses below:
We have conducted a search of our records to identify any correspondence from the dates of 4th
May 2017 and 21st July 2017 between Councillor Richard Wearmouth and Lee Farrier and this
correspondence is attached at Appendix A.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request an
internal review by writing within 2 months from the date of your response to the Managing Director
at:
Advance Northumberland Limited
Wansbeck Workspace
Rotary Parkway
Ashington
NE63 8QZ
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Information Commissioner
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right by Section
50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request
has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745 / Fax: 01625 524 510
Email:
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There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
FOI Coordinator
Advance Northumberland Limited
Wansbeck Workspace
Rotary Parkway
Ashington
NE63 8QZ
Email:
xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx