Electoral register and email addresses

The request was refused by North Somerset Council.

Open Rights Group

Dear North Somerset Council,

I am interested to know whether:

(a) You hold personal email addresses as part of your Electoral Register, and if so,

(b) how many emails you hold in the Electoral Register;

(c) What the source or sources of these emails is;

(d) Whether you have included all or some portion of these emails as part of the datasets you gave to election candidates at the 2019 General Election;

(e) If so, how many emails were supplied;

(f) Whether you supplied email details in other prior elections.

Yours faithfully,

Jim Killock
Open Rights Group

North Somerset Council

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Our reference: 2716888

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Dear Mr Killock
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 9 December 2019.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Many thanks
 
Lynsey Wilson
Information Governance Manager
North Somerset Council
Tel: 01275 885117
Email: [email address]
Web: [1]www.n-somerset.gov.uk
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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Dear North Somerset Council,

Thank you. While you may not be obliged to supply this information it would be useful to have it.

Could you ask the ERO if they are able to provide it?

Yours faithfully,

Jim Killock
Open Rights Group

North Somerset Council

Good morning Mr Killock
 
As explained, they are normally happy to help as best they can: you just
need to contact them via [1][email address
 
Just be aware that the ERO is not subject to the Freedom of Information
Act.
 
Kindest regards
 
Lynsey Wilson

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Dear North Somerset Council,

Thank you. While you may not be obliged to supply this information it
would be useful to have it.

Could you ask the ERO if they are able to provide it?

Yours faithfully,

Jim Killock
Open Rights Group

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