Current and historical Registers of Interest data

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Dear Sheffield City Council,

Please treat this email as a Freedom of Information request.

I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional information that may not be published on your website.

If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could also supply them.

I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be published on your website.

If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could also supply them.

Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply details.

I would prefer not to receive the requested information in pdf format files.

If the requested information is published as open data, please could you supply the location where this data can be found.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Ally Tibbitt

FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Ally Tibbitt,
 
Thank you for your recent request for information relating to register of
Interest data which we received on 25/02/2020.
 
This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request, and will be
dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act.  The reference number for
your request can be found above.
 
The Freedom of Information Act states that we must respond to you within
20 working days, therefore, you should expect to hear a response from us
by 24/03/2020.
 
In the meantime, if you have any queries please, contact us at the email
address below.
 
Thank you.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [1][Sheffield City Council request email]
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From: Ally Tibbitt [[2]mailto:[FOI #649904 email]]
Sent: 25 February 2020 14:57
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Current and historical Registers
of Interest data
 
Dear Sheffield City Council,
 
Please treat this email as a Freedom of Information request.
 
I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority
Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable
spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional
information that may not be published on your website.
 
If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.
 
I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local
authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be
published on your website.
 
If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.
 
Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those
declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records
of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply
details. 
 
I would prefer not to receive the requested information in pdf format
files. 
 
If the requested information is published as open data, please could you
supply the location where this data can be found.
 
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Ally Tibbitt
 
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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear requester,
 
We are currently dealing with an unprecedented reduction in resources
across Sheffield City Council due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. While
we will endeavour to fulfil Freedom of Information requests where
possible, unfortunately there may be a delay as a consequence of these
circumstances.
 
For further information, we recommend the Information Commissioner’s
Office:
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Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, telephone 0303 123 1113, or for further details see their website
[2]www.ico.org.uk.
 
We appreciate your patience in this challenging time and hope to provide a
response to you as soon as we can.
 
Yours sincerely,
Information Management Team
[3][email address]
 
 
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FOI, Sheffield City Council

Dear Ally Tibbitt,
 
Thank you for your recent request for information relating to register of
Interest data which we received on 25/02/2020.
 
Please find below, Sheffield City Council’s response to your request:
 
I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority
Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable
spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional
information that may not be published on your website. 
 
Please see the following link for the most up to date register of our
current councillors:
[1]https://sheffieldccintranet.moderngov.co....
As this information is accessible by other means it is exempt from
disclosure under Section 21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
 
If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.
 
Pre-2018 everything was held in paper format only and uploaded onto the
website listed above. After 2018, we digitised this information and this
was removed from the website. We do hold paper records for ex-councillors
for 6 years. However, to supply copies of historic paper records, to
locate, retrieve and extract the requested information would likely well
exceed the cost limit for dealing with FOI requests under Section 12 of
the Freedom of Information Act. For ease of reference, the cost limit (18
hours or £450) is specified in the Freedom of Information and Data
Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
 
After 2018 we digitised this and now have a live register on the website,
this is available through each link to the individual councillor.
[2]http://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgMemb....
 
I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local
authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be
published on your website. 
 
Again this is provided through the link:
[3]https://sheffieldccintranet.moderngov.co...
 
If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them. 
 
Pre–2018 are held in paper format only and as stated above, would take
over 18 hours to put into a machine readable format.  Historical data for
current councillors is available at the above link.
 
Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those
declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records
of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply
details. 
 
For current councillors, Individual declarations at meeting are recorded
within our committee management system and are available by clicking the
individual councillor and selecting the option you need. Historical data
relating to current councillors pre 2018 will also be available.
[4]http://democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgMemb...
 
If you have any queries about this response, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
 
If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your
request, you are entitled to have this reviewed.  You can ask for an
internal review by either writing to the above address or by emailing
[5][Sheffield City Council request email].  Internal review requests should be submitted
within 40 working days from the date of this response.
 
If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of your internal review, you
can contact the Information Commissioners Office. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, telephone 0303
123 1113, or for further details see their website [6]www.ico.org.uk
 
Kind Regards,
 
Sheffield City Council
PO Box 1283
Sheffield, S1 1UJ
Email: [7][Sheffield City Council request email]
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_____________________________________________
From: Ally Tibbitt [[8]mailto:[FOI #649904 email]]
Sent: 25 February 2020 14:57
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Current and historical Registers
of Interest data
 
Dear Sheffield City Council,
 
Please treat this email as a Freedom of Information request.
 
I would like to receive a copy of the complete current local authority
Register of Interest for all elected politicians in a machine-readable
spreadsheet format such as a CSV file, including any additional
information that may not be published on your website.
 
If you hold records relating to historical registers of interest for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.
 
I would also like to receive a copy of the complete current local
authority Gifts and Hospitality Registers for all elected politicians in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format, including any data that may not be
published on your website.
 
If you hold historical records of gifts or hospitality received for
current and former elected politicians I would be grateful if you could
also supply them.
 
Lastly, if you hold a separate register of interests that records those
declared at meetings, please also supply that register in a
machine-readable spreadsheet format. Again, if you hold historical records
of declarations that may not be published on your website, please supply
details. 
 
I would prefer not to receive the requested information in pdf format
files. 
 
If the requested information is published as open data, please could you
supply the location where this data can be found.
 
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Ally Tibbitt
 
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[9][FOI #649904 email]
 
Is [10][Sheffield City Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Sheffield City Council? If so, please contact us using this
form:
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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[13]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
 
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
 
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
 
 

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