Copy of All FOI Handling Procedures

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I would appreciate a copy of all procedures relating to the handling of FOI requests within Rother District Council.

This should include standardised response letters, internal guidance to staff (both those processing the initial request and those providing the information) and the formal FOI complaints procedure.

Yours faithfully,

Jon Green

David Edwards, Rother District Council

I am now out of the office - I hope to be back Monday 1 September.

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Lynda Crawford, Rother District Council

Dear Mr Green

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request received on 28 August 2008 requesting
information about FOI handling procedures. We are processing your
request and hope to be able to respond to you within the prescribed
period.

Lynda Crawford
Admin Assistant
01424 787835
www.rother.gov.uk

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Lynda Crawford, Rother District Council

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Dear Mr Green

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

With reference to your request received on 28 August 2008 about FOI
handling procedures, I attach a copy of our staff handbook for FOI and our
standardised response letters. Complaints are dealt with in accordance
with the Council's general complaints procedure and I attach a copy (which
is available on our website).

You may use our internal complaints procedure if you are dissatisfied. If
you are still dissatisfied you may appeal to the Information
Commissioner. Please contact Anne Bruin, Team Leader - Customer Services,
if you wish to complain.

David Edwards
Interim Solicitor
[1]www.rother.gov.uk

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Dear Lynda Crawford,

Thank you for this response but information relating to your charging regime and publication scheme appear to be missing (essentially you cannot charge if you do not have a charging regime in place).

I also note that whilst you provide the name of an individual to write to if you are dissatisified with a response you do not provide any contact details.

As someone dealing with FOI since its inception in the public sector I am a little disappointed (personal opinion with no requirement for a response).

Yours sincerely,

Jon Green

David Edwards, Rother District Council

Lynda, would you please send him a link to our present publication
scheme, which includes some details of charges.
http://www.rother.gov.uk/media/pdf/q/f/P...

His point about contact details may be justified; please ask Anne what
we should say.

Regards,
David.
David Edwards
Interim Solicitor to the Council, Rother D.C.
Town Hall, Bexhill TN39 3JX Tel: 01424-787840
www.rother.gov.uk

P please consider the environment, and do not print this email unless it
is really necessary

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