Energy supplier

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Outtogetthetruthout

Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
I understand engie is energy supplier do the council use there energy service for electricity please??
Yours faithfully,

Outtogetthetruthout

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

Thank you for your information request which has been allocated reference
number 6754_1718.

 

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to the Freedom of Information
Act and believes that appropriate access to the information we hold is
vital to transparency and openness in the way we operate.

 

To ensure Freedom of Information is effective both for applicants in
making requests and receiving the information they require, and the
Council in its use of resources for handling and responding to requests,
we would refer you to the Information Commissioner’s website which
provides guidance on how to make requests under the Freedom of Information
Act.

 

Link to the guidance on the Information Commissioner’s website:
[1]https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/offici...

 

For a request to be valid under the Freedom of Information Act, section 8
(1) requires that it

 

(a) is in writing,

(b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence,
and

(c) describes the information requested.

 

The Information Commissioner’s guidance ‘Recognising a request made under
the Freedom of Information Act (Section 8)’ clearly states that ‘the
intention of the legislation is for the requester to provide their real
name’. Where a request is made not using the applicant’s real name this
would render the request invalid and affect your appeal rights, as the
powers of the Information Commissioner only extend to requests for
information defined under section 8 of the Act.

 

Link to the guidance on the Information Commissioner’s website:
[2]https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...

 

In order for the Council to verify that your request is valid, we would
ask that you confirm your name and postal address (please note a PO Box is
not acceptable), to maintain your confidentiality this should not be done
through the ‘What do they know’ website. If you are a registered
organisation we will accept a relevant registration number to verify you
are a genuine organisation.

 

This information can either be sent to [3][email address] or to The
Freedom of Information team, Municipal Buildings, Town Hall Square,
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 1HU.

 

The name and postal address you provide will be used and held for the sole
purpose of managing your Freedom of Information requests. Where a request
is deemed to be valid, we will respond to your request through the ‘What
do they know’ website.

 

Your request will not be responded to until we have verified that your
request is valid in accordance with section 8 of the Freedom of
Information Act.

 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter and I trust that you
understand that North East Lincolnshire Council is asking for this
information to ensure that your request is a valid request under the
Freedom of Information Act, and that the Council are effectively using
Council Tax payers resources in the handling of information requests.

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process. If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council

 

Feedback Officer

 

 

Outtogetthetruthout

Dear PPD - FOI,
I dont understand why this would need to be a clarified request as its within the scale of public spending data suerly we are the funding of the bills the council pay out?. There for we have a right to ask these questions and you as our council have a duty to answer. Whether it be public or not yoir failure to answer such an innocent question relating to were our money is being spent only questions your transparency. Are you hiding something from the public ? if not then please explain why you wont just answer such a non evasive question as i'm a little confused as to why its such a secret question.

Yours sincerely,

Outtogetthetruthout

PPD - FOI, North East Lincolnshire Council

Dear Sir / Madam

 

Thank you for your correspondence regarding reference number
NELC/6754/1718.

To enable North East Lincolnshire Council to respond to your request could
you please follow the instructions given in the original e-mail sent to
you.

Further information about how we will deal with your Freedom of
Information requests is available on our website at:

[1]https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council-infor....

 

If you believe that your request for information has not been handled in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, you have the right to
request an internal review by the Council. Please be clear about which
elements of the Council’s response or handling of the request you are
unhappy with, and would like the Council to address during the internal
review process.  If following this you are still dissatisfied you may
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you wish to request
an internal review, please contact me and I will make the necessary
arrangements.

 

Yours sincerely

 

North East Lincolnshire Council