Employee Assistance Programmes
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following data:
- The annual council spending on Employee Assistance Programmes, meaning the amount of money spent by the council each year on employee assistance progreammes for their employees for 2018 and 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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Dear Lauren,
Your FOI has been logged and allocated to an officer.
Reference: 20/01600/FOI
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Hart District Council
Harlington Way
Fleet
GU51 4AE
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but we ask you to appreciate that our priority in terms of resources,
finances or people, might be diverted away from usual compliance or
information work during this extraordinary pandemic period. This
understandably may result in the Council not being able to respond to you
as quickly as we would like to.
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From: Lauren Smithson <[FOI #680231 email]>
Sent: 28 July 2020 12:07
To: FOI User <[Hart District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Employee Assistance Programmes
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following
data:
- The annual council spending on Employee Assistance Programmes, meaning
the amount of money spent by the council each year on employee assistance
progreammes for their employees for 2018 and 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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Dear Lauren,
Further to your Freedom of Information request reference: 20/01600/FOI
Re: Employee Assistance Programmes
The Council does hold the requested information and our response is as
follows:
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2018: £0
2019: £0
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If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review. Please write in the first instance to:
FOI Co-Ordinator
Hart District Council
Civic Offices
Fleet
GU51 4AE
[Hart District Council request email]
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545 745 www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Kind regards,
Alice
FOI Co-Ordinator
Hart District Council
Harlington Way
Fleet
GU51 4AE
COVID - 19 pandemic
The Council will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible
but we ask you to appreciate that our priority in terms of resources,
finances or people, might be diverted away from usual compliance or
information work during this extraordinary pandemic period. This
understandably may result in the Council not being able to respond to you
as quickly as we would like to.
From: Lauren Smithson <[FOI #680231 email]>
Sent: 28 July 2020 12:07
To: FOI User <[Hart District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Employee Assistance Programmes
Dear Hart District Council,
Under the Freedom Of Information Act I would like to request the following
data:
- The annual council spending on Employee Assistance Programmes, meaning
the amount of money spent by the council each year on employee assistance
progreammes for their employees for 2018 and 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Lauren Smithson
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #680231 email]
Is [Hart District Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests
to Hart District Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[3]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...
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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