Dear Mr. Roberts,

INFORMATION REQUEST

INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 20^th
September 2012. This e-mail is intended to acknowledge your request, and
we will respond to your request in a separate e-mail.

Most information requests are dealt with under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.  However environmental information is considered for disclosure
under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  If the information
you have requested is personal information about yourself, we must
consider disclosure under the Data Protection Act 1998.  If this is the
case we will provide you with a subject access request form for completion
and notify you of relevant timescales and fees.

We will transfer the request to the correct legislation automatically, as
required by the Freedom of Information Act.  For further information on
how we will deal with your request, please see the table below.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Beverley Griffiths

Information Officer

  Freedom of Information Act 2000 &

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

We will consider the following points in dealing with your request for
information.

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|Timescales for |We will consider your request and you should |
|responding to you |receive the information within the statutory |
| |timescale of 20 working days, unless the |
| |information is not held or is exempt from |
| |disclosure. Both the Freedom of Information Act |
| |and the Environmental Information Regulations |
| |allow this timescale to be extended in certain |
| |circumstances.  If your request is affected by a |
| |timescale extension we will explain this to you. |
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|Third Party |If the information you request contains reference |
|Information |to a third party they may be consulted prior to a |
| |decision being taken on whether we disclose the |
| |information to you.  We will tell you if this is |
| |the case. |
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|Format of Information|We will try to respond in the format that you have|
|provided |requested.  If this is not possible we will let |
| |you know.  If you require alternative formats, |
| |e.g. language, audio, braille, large print, etc. |
| |then please let us know. |
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|Exemptions |The Freedom of Information Act and the |
| |Environmental Information Regulations 2004 define |
| |a number of exemptions, which may prevent release |
| |of the information you have requested.  Before we |
| |provide the information we will consider whether |
| |it is proper to release it.  If any of the |
| |exemption categories do apply then the information|
| |will not be released.  We will tell you if this is|
| |the case, and you will have a right of appeal. |
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|Fees |You may have to pay a fee for this information |
| |under the Freedom of Information and Data |
| |Protection (Appropriate Limits and Fees |
| |Regulations) 2004.  We will consider this and let |
| |you know.  If so you will have to pay the fee |
| |before we process and release the information.  |
| |The 20 working day time limit for responding will |
| |not resume until we receive your payment. |
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|You have the right to|If you wish to |If you are unhappy with that |
|appeal against our |appeal please set |decision you have the right to|
|decision. |out in writing your|appeal to: |
| |grounds of appeal | |
|  |and send to: |Information Commissioner's |
| | |Office - Wales, |
|Freedom of |Information Unit | |
|Information Act 2000 |Caerphilly county |2nd Floor, |
|/ Environmental |borough council, | |
|Information |Penallta House, |Churchill House, |
|Regulations 2004 |Tredomen Park, | |
| |Ystrad Mynach, |Churchill Way, |
| |Hengoed. CF82 7PG | |
| | |Cardiff. CF10 2HH |
| |Appeals will be | |
| |determined by Mr. |  |
| |Dan Perkins – Head | |
| |of Legal Services &|Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk |
| |Monitoring Officer | |
| | |Telephone: 029 2067 8400 |
| | | |
| | |Email: |
| | |[2][email address] |
| | | |
| | |  |
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Dear Mr. Roberts,

Further to your e-mail below, please find attached a copy of our response which was sent to you via the whatdotheyknow.com e-mail address on 3rd October 2012, and is also available to view on the whatdotheyknow.com website.

If you are unable to view the document or have any queries or concerns or are in any way dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact us.

Yours sincerely

BEVERLEY GRIFFITHS
INFORMATION OFFICER

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