FOI Administration Info

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Dear South Norfolk District Council,

I would like to make an FOI request for the following pieces of information:

1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI?
2. What is the budget for administering FOI?
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one?
4. Do you publish a disclosure log?

If not all information is available, please treat questions individually.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Parsons

Right2Know,

Dear Alex
 
Thank you for your request of information which is being considered. You
may be aware that we have to respond to Freedom of Information (FOI)
requests within 20 working days and as soon as is reasonably practicable,
therefore you will receive a response by Tuesday 24^th July 2018 or
earlier.
 
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then some or all
of the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is
the case, including your rights of appeal.
 
If any of the information you have requested is not contained in a
recorded format, South Norfolk Council is not obliged to create
information for the purpose of responding to your request
 
There may be a fee payable for ‘reasonable disbursement’ costs such as
postage and photocopying. This will be considered and you will be informed
if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the
information is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for
responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please let me know.  If you do
contact us again concerning this request, please quote FOI 18-303.
 
Regards
 
Chelsea Lee
Business Support Apprentice
t 01508 533 645 e [email address]  [1]www.south-norfolk.gov.uk
 
South Norfolk Council - Investors In People | Platinum

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Right2Know,

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Dear Alex
 
I refer to your Freedom of Information request to which I am now in a
position to respond. My response is outlined below along with your
questions for ease of reference.
 
1. How many people are employed to deal with FOI? 2 officers are involved
in responding to FOI requests, however they undertake other roles within
the Council and do not work full time in this role. However many other
officers throughout the Council deal with FOI requests in the form of
providing information to release.
 
2. What is the budget for administering FOI? The majority of the budget
would consist of staff time and the time spent on this by each officer is
not recorded, therefore, we do not hold this information.
 
3. Do you use case management software for FOI? If so, which one? no
 
4. Do you publish a disclosure log? no
 
I hope this is of assistance and is sufficient to meet your requirements,
but if, for whatever reason you wish to get back to me, please feel free
to do so. In particular if you are unhappy with the information provided
or how your request was handled please let me know and I will explain how
you can request an internal review of our decision. 
 
Please quote FOI 18-303 in any further correspondence concerning this
request.
 
Regards
 
 
Emma Goddard
Senior Governance Officer & Deputy Monitoring Officer
t 01508 533943 e [email address] [1]www.south-norfolk.gov.uk
         
 
_____________________________________________
From: Right2Know
Sent: 28 June 2018 10:42
To: Alex Parsons <[FOI #494065 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request (18-303)- FOI Administration
Info
 
 
Dear Alex
 
Thank you for your request of information which is being considered. You
may be aware that we have to respond to Freedom of Information (FOI)
requests within 20 working days and as soon as is reasonably practicable,
therefore you will receive a response by Tuesday 24^th July 2018 or
earlier.
 
For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions, which may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then some or all
of the information may not be released. You will be informed if this is
the case, including your rights of appeal.
 
If any of the information you have requested is not contained in a
recorded format, South Norfolk Council is not obliged to create
information for the purpose of responding to your request
 
There may be a fee payable for ‘reasonable disbursement’ costs such as
postage and photocopying. This will be considered and you will be informed
if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the
information is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for
responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.
 
If you have any queries or concerns then please let me know.  If you do
contact us again concerning this request, please quote FOI 18-303.
 
Regards
 
Chelsea Lee
Business Support Apprentice
t 01508 533 645 e [2][email address]  [3]www.south-norfolk.gov.uk
 
South Norfolk Council - Investors In People | Platinum

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