Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

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[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

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DEAR R Head

 

Freedom of information request - FOI/7084

 

Subject: Consultation

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Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

 

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear R Head

 

Request: FOI/7084

 

We are writing to advise you that the time limit for responding to your
request for information needs to be extended.

 

As per ICO guidelines, it is occasionally necessary to extend the 20
working day time limit for issuing a response. In the case of your
request, we must extend the time limit by 20 working days because the
information requested must be considered under one of the exemptions to
which the public interest test applies, specifically Section 36 of the
FOIA. This extra time is needed in order to make a determination as to the
public interest.

 

Therefore, we will provide our response by no later than 18/04/23. If you
do not receive our response or further information by then, please contact
us and we will investigate the matter.

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Kind regards,

Information Management Team

 

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear R Head

Request FOI/7084

Further to your request received on 20/02/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your
request. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your questions
in turn. 

 

QUESTION: Item 7 of the General Purposes Committee references consultation
with all groups. Please provide a copy of all consultation materials and
responses relating to this item.

It appears your question relates to Item 6 of the agenda relating to
Member Allowance Increases 2022/23 - as your follow-up question as to why
only the Conservative Group response was stated in the report only related
to Item 6 (item 7 of that meeting’s agenda had no Conservative response).

Initially the two main groups and then subsequently all groups and the
non-grouped member were contacted and given details of the proposals and
rationale. As requested, emails relating to the
Consultation communications and responses are attached/enclosed.

 

QUESTION: Please provide information as to why only the Conservative Group
response was published.

As per the enclosed email exchanges, at the date of publishing, the
Conservatives Group had feedback on the proposals around the proposed
increase for 2022/23. Upon publication of the report, the Labour
Group provided their feedback and position. Neither the Conservative or
Labour Group supported the officer proposed increase.  Both Labour and
Conservative Groups positions, as then known, were stated by the Officer
(Adrian May, Interim Head of Democratic Services) at the meeting:  item 6.

[1]https://webcasting.croydon.gov.uk/croydo...
and 5 seconds.

 

QUESTION: Please provide your policy/guidance relating to consultation
with Croydon Council Political Groups

This information is not held or forwarded as we don’t have a specific
policy or guidance associated with consultation with Croydon Council
Political Groups.

 

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[2]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

 

Email:        [3][Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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