Council report following Coroners investigation into Lucia Ciccioli's death
Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,
Earlier this year, the coroner's report following their investigation into the death of Lucia Ciccioli in 2016 was published in a redacted format. A copy is available via this link:
https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/lu...
Copies were sent to the relevant highways authorities including Wandsworth Council.
Please provide a copy of the response sent to the Coroner detailing the actions that Wandsworth Council as a relevant highways authority for the roads surrounding those managed by Transport for London intends to take in light of the report.
Yours faithfully,
Jon Irwin
Request for Information - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner
Thank you for your request for information received on 17/09/2018.
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Dear Freedom Of Information,
I note that the response to my request has been delayed. Further to your email of the 27th Sept, acknowledging receipt of this request, we should have had a response by now.
I trust and hope that it will be forthcoming in the next few days.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
Dear Freedom Of Information,
By law, under all circumstances, the council should have responded by now to my FOI - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner.
I would like the FOI team to instigate an internal review to see what is causing the delay.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
Dear Freedom Of Information,
I understand that prior to taking this to the ICO, I need to evidence the outcome of any internal investigation that has taken place. The notification of the current temporary ban on me asking questions related to road management & road safety issues highlighted that officer time has been spent on this specific request (Council reference - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner)
I would be grateful if you could advise me of what the outcome was of the internal investigation requested on November 13th 2018.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
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Request for Information - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner
I refer to your request for information received on 17/09/2018. Please
accept our apologies for the delay in responding to you. Please see the
information below in response to your request: -
Earlier this year, the coroner's report following their investigation into
the death of Lucia Ciccioli in 2016 was published in a redacted format. A
copy is available via this link:
[1]https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/lu... Copies were sent
to the relevant highways authorities including Wandsworth Council. Please
provide a copy of the response sent to the Coroner detailing the actions
that Wandsworth Council as a relevant highways authority for the roads
surrounding those managed by Transport for London intends to take in light
of the report?
Please note that the information that you have requested is confidential
and not intended for the public. We therefore consider that it is exempt
from disclosure under Section 41 – Information Provided in Confidence of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Under paragraph 1(b) of Section 41
of the FOI Act, information is exempt information if its disclosure to the
public would constitute a breach of confidence actionable by any person.
Consequently, given the very sensitive information contained in the
report, the Council believes that disclosure would clearly constitute an
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Kaitlin McSwiggan
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From: Jon Irwin <[5][FOI #520228 email]>
Sent: 10 April 2019 09:55
To: Freedom Of Information <[6][email address]>
Subject: Re: Request for Information - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner
Dear Freedom Of Information,
I understand that prior to taking this to the ICO, I need to evidence the
outcome of any internal investigation that has taken place. The
notification of the current temporary ban on me asking questions related
to road management & road safety issues highlighted that officer time has
been spent on this specific request (Council reference - 2018/17656 -
Response to coroner)
I would be grateful if you could advise me of what the outcome was of the
internal investigation requested on November 13th 2018.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
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Subject: Request for Information - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner
Request for Information - 2018/17656 - Response to coroner
Thank you for your request for information received on 17/09/2018.
This will be processed in accordance with the appropriate access to
information regime.
Regards
FOI and DPA Officer
From: Jon Irwin <[10][FOI #520228 email]>
Sent: 17 September 2018 13:57
To: Freedom Of Information <[11][email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council report following
Coroners investigation into Lucia Ciccioli's death
Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,
Earlier this year, the coroner's report following their investigation into
the death of Lucia Ciccioli in 2016 was published in a redacted format. A
copy is available via this link:
[12]https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/lu...
Copies were sent to the relevant highways authorities including Wandsworth
Council.
Please provide a copy of the response sent to the Coroner detailing the
actions that Wandsworth Council as a relevant highways authority for the
roads surrounding those managed by Transport for London intends to take in
light of the report.
Yours faithfully,
Jon Irwin
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Dear Freedom Of Information,
I have written to the ICO and they hold the view that I have not exhausted the internal review procedure for this complaint.
Since inquests are public inquiries, it might be expected that responses by public and other bodies should be published wherever possible. The requested response report would surely focus on prevention of similar incidents and so not have personal details as a central element. I believe that any report which looks to reduce harm on our roads following serious injury or death is a public good. Indeed, proposals to reduce the risk of harm for future events need to be subjected to public scrutiny in my opinion.
If reports such as the one requested can be put into the public domain, then this could pave the way for similar systemic improvements to be made in the same way that the Air/Rail/Sea Accident Investigation Bureaux recommend following incidents that they investigate.
Please could you take another look into this and let me know what the outcome is.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
Dear Mr Irwin
I refer to your FOI request dated 17 September 2018 and request for a
review of the Council’s decision. Please see the attached response.
Thank you
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From: Jon Irwin <[3][FOI #520228 email]>
Sent: 23 May 2019 09:47
To: Freedom Of Information <[4][email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Council
report following Coroners investigation into Lucia Ciccioli's death
Dear Freedom Of Information,
I have written to the ICO and they hold the view that I have not exhausted
the internal review procedure for this complaint.
Since inquests are public inquiries, it might be expected that responses
by public and other bodies should be published wherever possible. The
requested response report would surely focus on prevention of similar
incidents and so not have personal details as a central element. I believe
that any report which looks to reduce harm on our roads following serious
injury or death is a public good. Indeed, proposals to reduce the risk of
harm for future events need to be subjected to public scrutiny in my
opinion.
If reports such as the one requested can be put into the public domain,
then this could pave the way for similar systemic improvements to be made
in the same way that the Air/Rail/Sea Accident Investigation Bureaux
recommend following incidents that they investigate.
Please could you take another look into this and let me know what the
outcome is.
Yours sincerely,
Jon Irwin
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