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Dear Jenna,

Thank you for your request.

In your correspondence you have requested the information set out below
and the Council’s response is set out in (2):

(1)   DETAILS OF REQUEST

a) All internal correspondence and communications which mentions, or
refers to, the Brexit Party. 

b) All external correspondence and communications between the Council and
the Brexit Party.

(2)   (RESPONSE)

(a)       I can confirm that there has been internal correspondence and
communication which mentions, or refers to, the Brexit Party, by the Local
Returning Officer for the Dacorum counting area.

(b)      I can also confirm that there has been external correspondence
and communication which mentions, or refers to, the Brexit Party, by the
Local Returning Officer for the Dacorum counting area.

However, Returning Officers are not public bodies subject to the Freedom
of Information Act. The functions of these officers are separate from the
functions of an authority which employs them and there is no statutory
obligation for a Returning Officer to provide you with information or
supply answers to your questions. Consequently, the Council is unable to
provide you with information that is held by or on behalf of the Returning
Officer where the Council does not also hold that information on its own
behalf.

Please note that a list of public bodies and local authorities who are
subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act are listed in
Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act does not list
any person appointed under the Representation of the People Act 1983. It
therefore follows that the Returning Officer, Electoral Registration
Officer or any other person appointed under the Act are not subject to the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Further information explaining the Council’s process for responding to
information requests is available on our website at
[1]www.dacorum.gov.uk/foi.

Should you have any further queries or information needs, or if you are
unhappy about the way your request has been handled, then please do not
hesitate to contact me, or the Council’s information service at:
[2][Dacorum Borough Council request email], quoting reference FOI 6888 please.

I would confirm that, pursuant to Section 50 of the FOIA, you may apply to
the Information Commissioner for a decision whether, in any specified
respect, your request for information has been dealt with in accordance
with the requirements of Part 1 of the FOIA. The Commissioner would of
course make a decision on any application unless certain circumstances
apply, one of which is that the relevant public authority’s complaints
procedure has not been exhausted. I would confirm the Information
Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:-

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5AF

Helpline: 0303 123 1113

Website, with online form: [3]www.ico.gov.uk and email for online
complaint: [4][email address]

If you need further assistance, do please contact me or the information
service, as indicated above.

Regards

Jim Doyle

Elections Team Leader

The Forum| Marlowes| Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire| HP1 1DN

01442 228 222

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