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Dear Flintshire County Council,

Further to my recent formation request. With you being formed in 1996 do FCC still come under the rules as in abide by them of the Local Government Act 1888 or do you follow some other rules and if so where can I view the rules you abide by?

Yours faithfully,

Andrew: Tyson

Flintshire County Council

Dear Mr Tyson,

Thank you for your recent request for information.

This request has been allocated reference number: F00019131.

The Contact Officer for Governance will respond to your request in line
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request
as soon as possible and no later than 03/12/2020. In some cases, however,
we may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this occurs, we will advise
you of the likely timescale within which the response will be provided. We
will contact you as soon as possible should we need to clarify your
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or post it to Freedom of Information, Flintshire County Council,
Information Governance, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6NB.

Kind regards

Contact Officer

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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].

Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.

Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:

Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB

Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]

Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.

Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.

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Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it or on its
behalf, and consequently Flintshire County Council shall bear no
responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Croesawn ohebiaeth yn y
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unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth
arall yn y neges hon, nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir
y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly
ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau
hynny o'r neges.
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Flintshire County Council

Dear Mr Tyson

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 05/11/2020 where you
requested further information about the formation of Flintshire County
Council.

From our initial searches, it is clear that we will not be able to answer
your request without further clarification.  

The Council requires further information in order to identify and locate
the information you have requested, the 1988 Act is largely repealed -
only 15 provisions still apply out of the original 126. There is no one
piece of legislation that sets out the rules. There are 48 pieces of
legislation applying to England and Wales, and another 3 just in Wales
that include the words "Local Government" in the title. In addition to
that there are many hundreds of acts and thousands of statutory
instruments that govern our work and the functions for which we are
responsible. Would you be able to be more specific which rules you wish to
understand further?

Once you have clarified your request, I will be able to begin to process
your request.  If I do not receive clarification within three months your
request will be considered to have lapsed. (Under section 1(3) of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public authority need not comply with
a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the
information is supplied).

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Thank you

FOI Contact Officer

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wish to re-use this information please contact us, letting us know how you
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consider your request. This information should be sent to: The Information
Governance Manager, Information Governance Team, Flintshire County
Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire CH7 6NB, or
[email address].

If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request for
information, you can ask for an internal review within 2 months of the
date of this response. Where your complaint is a complex one it may not be
possible to deal with it within the above timescales. In such a situation
a progress report will be sent within the above timescales.

Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Council’s
Information Governance Manager at:

Information Governance Team, County Hall, Mold, CH7 6NA

Or by emailing [Flintshire County Council request email]

Please remember to quote your original request’s reference number.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a
complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.

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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].

Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.

Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:

Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB

Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]

Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.

Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.

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welcome correspondence in Welsh and English and will respond to
correspondence in the same language. Use of either language will not lead
to a delay Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this
message that do not relate to the official business of Flintshire County
Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it or on its
behalf, and consequently Flintshire County Council shall bear no
responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Croesawn ohebiaeth yn y
Gymraeg a’r Saesneg a byddwn yn ymateb i ohebiaeth yn yr un iaith. Ni fydd
defnyddio’r naill iaith na’r llall yn arwain at oedi. Deellir na fydd
unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth
arall yn y neges hon, nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir
y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly
ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau
hynny o'r neges.
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Dear Flintshire County Council,
Thank you for your response "Quote" 1988 Act is largely repealed -
only 15 provisions still apply out of the original 126
Can you tell me which 15 provisions still apply please?
Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Andrew: Tyson

Flintshire County Council

Dear Mr Tyson

Thank you for clarifying your request regarding the formation of
Flintshire County Council and the 15 provisions that still apply under the
Local Government Act 1888.

Clarification received:

Thank you for your response "Quote"  1988 Act is largely repealed - only
15 provisions still apply out of the original 126. 

Can you tell me which 15 provisions still apply please?

I can confirm that the Council holds this information. The information is
exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), because
the information is accessible to you, as it is already in the public
domain.

Please follow the link below which will direct you to the legislation.gov
website and the Local Government Act 1888 table of contents. Here you will
find the 15 provisions that still apply and you will also be able to view
those that have been repealed. Please ensure you are looking at the
‘latest available (revised)’ version.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vic...

Please remember to quote the reference number F00019131 in any future
communications.

Many thanks

Ashley

FOI Contact Officer

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information and you may use it for any non-commercial research you may be
doing or undertaking. Its contents can also be used for the purposes of
news reporting. Any other re-use, for example, commercial publication or
publication on a website, requires the permission of this Council. If you
wish to re-use this information please contact us, letting us know how you
wish to re-use it and what the intended audience will be so that we can
consider your request. This information should be sent to: The Information
Governance Manager, Information Governance Team, Flintshire County
Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire CH7 6NB, or
[email address].

If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s handling of your request for
information, you can ask for an internal review within 2 months of the
date of this response. Where your complaint is a complex one it may not be
possible to deal with it within the above timescales. In such a situation
a progress report will be sent within the above timescales.

Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Council’s
Information Governance Manager at:

Information Governance Team, County Hall, Mold, CH7 6NA

Or by emailing [Flintshire County Council request email]

Please remember to quote your original request’s reference number.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

However, please note that the Commissioner will not normally investigate a
complaint until it has been through our own internal review process.

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Gellir cynnwys y ddogfen gyfathrebu hon ac unrhyw ddogfennau amgaeêdig yn
amodol ar hawlfraint. Hyn anfonwyd atoch er gwybodaeth i chi a gallwch ei
ddefnyddio ar gyfer unrhyw ymchwil anfasnachol yr ydych yn ei wneud neu
ymgymryd â. Gellir hefyd defnyddio ei gynnwys at ddibenion adrodd
newyddion. Os oes angen i chi ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth mewn unrhyw fordd
arall, er enghraifft, cyhoeddi neu gyhoeddi masnachol ar wefan, mae angen
caniatâd gyn y Cyngor. Os hoffech ailddefnyddio’r wybodaeth, cysylltwch â
ni, gan roi gwybod i ni sut rydych chi yn bwriadu ei ailddefnyddio a beth
fydd y gynulleidfa a fwriadwyd fel y gallwn ystyriwch eich cais. Dylid
anfon y wybodaeth hon at: Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Tîm
Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd Y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7 6NB,
neu drwy e-bostio [email address].

Os ydych yn anfodlon â’r modd y mae’r Cyngor wedi ymdrin eich cais am
wybodaeth, gallwch ofyn am adolygiad mewnol o fewn 2 fis o dyddiad yr
ymateb hwn. Lle mae’ch cwyn yn un cymhleth efallai na fydd yn bosib delio
ag ef o fewn yr amserlen uchod. Mewn sefyllfa o’r fath, bydd adroddiad
cynnydd yn cael ei anfon o fewn yr amserlen.

Dylech anfon cais am adolygiad mewnol i’r Rheolwr Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
y Cyngor:

Team Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth, Neuadd y Sir, Yr Wyddgrug, Sir Y Fflint, CH7
6NB

Neu drwy e-bostio [Flintshire County Council request email]

Cofiwch ddyfynnu rhif cyfeirnod eich cais gwreiddiol.

Mae gennych hawl hefyd i gwyno wrth y Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth. Gallwch
gysylltu â’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth yn y cyfeiriad canlynol:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Fodd bynnag, dylech nodi nad yw’r Comisiynydd fel arfer yn ymchwilio i
gwyn nes ei fod wedi bod drwy ein proses adolygu fewnol.

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********************************************************************** We
welcome correspondence in Welsh and English and will respond to
correspondence in the same language. Use of either language will not lead
to a delay Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this
message that do not relate to the official business of Flintshire County
Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it or on its
behalf, and consequently Flintshire County Council shall bear no
responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Croesawn ohebiaeth yn y
Gymraeg a’r Saesneg a byddwn yn ymateb i ohebiaeth yn yr un iaith. Ni fydd
defnyddio’r naill iaith na’r llall yn arwain at oedi. Deellir na fydd
unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth
arall yn y neges hon, nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir
y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly
ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau
hynny o'r neges.
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Dear Flintshire County Council,
I just wanted to thank you for your prompt response and pointing me in the right direction. The information received is invaluable . Thank you once again.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew: Tyson