Dear Alison Melville
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 10 March
2023 concerning:
 
Dear Liverpool City Council,

1) Please provide copies of any material such as policies, memoranda or
related documents concerning the personal usage of council IT equipment,
the Internet and e-mail by council staff.
a) please supply any documents, e-mails or memoranda specifically relating
to the use by staff of social networking websites such as Facebook,
Twitter and MySpace.

2) I am seeking to establish what policies Liverpool City Council have
with regard to the manner in which their staff should conduct themselves
in their private lives so as not to create a situation whereby their
conduct or other activities were incompatible with their remaining
employed by the council.
a) Please provide any material such as internal guidance that is issued
specifically to Social Workers employed by Liverpool City Council

3) Please provide your disciplinary policy and (or) an extract from a
blank contract of employment may include the information I require.
a) If different in any way or additional material exists, please provide
what that relates to employees of Liverpool City Council with job titles
where possessing a qualification of social work at degree level is
essential

4) Once you have established which documents/policies provide this
information, please confirm how and in what format these policies are
communicated to staff so that they are in no doubt that certain types of
conduct - even if carried out in their private life - would result in the
termination of their employment for gross misconduct.

 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 11 April 2023.
 
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of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Information Team
Liverpool City Council 
 
 
 
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Dear Alison Melville
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 10 March 2023.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Information Team
Liverpool City Council 
 
 
 
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