Correspondence between the CEO of the trust and Priestley College
Dear Beeches Learning and Development Trust,
This is a formal freedom of information and as such you are required to respond in full within 20 working days.
Under the freedom of information act please can you provide a copy of all email chains between the CEO of your Trust and Priestley College (a college in Warrington in Cheshire that is part of another academy trust called The Challenge Academy Trust) between the 1st April 2023 and present. I understand that you will need to redact personal information and also potentially other information.
Additionally, under the freedom of information act please can you provide a copy of all email chains between the CEO of your Trust and James Gresty (James is the principal of Priestley College) between the 1st April 2023 and present. I understand that you will need to redact personal information and also potentially other information. Please include emails sent to James’s work email as well as James’s personal email as long as they were sent from the CEO’s work email address.
Please note that if you choose to withhold/refuse to disclose any of this information then you will also be required to do the following:
1. Confirm which exemption under the freedom of information act that you are relying on in order to withhold the requested information.
2. Specify in enough detail the basis on which you are applying this exemption.
I look forward to receiving your response within a maximum of 20 days as you are required to do under the freedom of information act.
Yours faithfully,
Amy Woollcott
Dear Amy Woollcott,
Re: Freedom of Information Request
We acknowledge your Freedom of Information request, sent to us by email on 13 September 2023.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we are required to respond to you within 20 school days. We will therefore respond to you no later than 10 October 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Newell, AATQB
Executive Assistant to the Headteacher, Governance Professional, and Finance Support
Burnham Grammar School
Please note: My normal working hours are 09:00-15:00 Mon-Fri, Term Time Only
Dear Amy Woollcott,
Response to your Freedom of Information Request
We refer to your request sent to us via email on 13th September 2023.
We have carried out searches for communications between the CEO and Priestley College (James Gresty). Our search concludes that this information is not held by this authority.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: Emma Newell (Heads EA), Burnham Grammar School, Hogfair Lane, Burnham, SL1 7HG.
Please provide full details of the reasons why you believe your request was not handled properly.
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.
We now consider this matter closed.
Best Regards,
Emma Newell, AATQB
Executive Assistant to the Headteacher, Governance Professional, and Finance Support
Burnham Grammar School
Please note: My normal working hours are 09:00-15:00 Mon-Fri, Term Time Only
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