Dear Ms Esslemont

Request for Information RFI-7860-23 Re: Modern Slavery Training Provision

Thank you for your request for information relating to Modern Slavery
Training Provision which was received on 24 November 2023.

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the council will respond to your request within 20 working days, saying
whether we have the information that you want, and if there will be any
charges. 

If, for any reason, we cannot provide you with the information, we will
tell you why.

If we need to clarify your request, we will contact you again.

In the meantime, if you need to contact me about your request, please do
so quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Fakhara Qanwal

Assistant Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

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Dear Ms Esslemont

FOI Request for Information - Our Ref: RFI-7860-23

Further to your request for information relating to Modern Slavery
Training Provision, I regret to inform that the council is not yet able to
provide you with a full reply as we are currently considering whether an
appropriate exemption applies to the information you have requested.

In this instance we are considering if the following exemption applies to
your request:

s43. Commercial Interests (FOI Exemptions; Qualified Exemptions)

I  would advise you that the FOI Act s.10(3) provides that where the
Council is considering the application of exemptions and giving
consideration to the ‘public interest’ the time for reply can be extended
to a ‘reasonable’ time.

As your request relates to information that may be exempt from disclosure
we are not yet in a position to make the appropriate disclosure, but
anticipate that you will receive a full reply to your request on or before
21st January 2024

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

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[2]Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future 

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Dear Ms Esslemont,

FOI Request for Information - Our Ref: RFI-7860-23

Please accept my sincerest apologies for the delay you have experienced in
receiving a response to your Freedom of Information Request. As you know,
the council is required to respond to all requests for information under
the Freedom of Information Act within 20 working days, unless a ‘qualified
exception’ applies.

I am however happy to provide the information you requested below. I hope
this information is still of use to you. Please note that the information
given in this response is as at the date of your request.

If you do have any queries or additional questions regarding the
information that has been provided please do not hesitate to contact me
direct on the details at the bottom of this email.

Further to your request for information about Modern Slavery Training
Provision, please refer to the attached information for a copy of our
full response. 

Most of the information that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act 2000 requests will be subject to copyright protection.  In
most cases the copyright will be owned by Walsall Council. The copyright
in respect of other information may be owned by another person or
organisation, as indicated.

You are free to use any information supplied to you in response to this
request for your own non-commercial research or private study purposes.
The information may also be used for any other purpose allowed by a
limitation or exception in copyright law, such as news reporting.
 However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the
information in analogue or digital form, including on the internet, will
require the permission of the copyright owner.

I hope that the information provided is useful to you. However, if you are
dissatisfied, you should set out in writing your grounds for complaint and
send to: Lead Assurance Officer, Business Change, Civic Centre, Darwall
Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a decision.
Please remember that, generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you
have first exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

Again I would like to offer my apologies for any inconvenience the delay
to your request may have caused you

Yours sincerely,

Kim Pahal

Assurance Officer

Walsall Council 

0800 0856018

[1]www.walsall.gov.uk 

[2]Walsall Council, Proud of our past, our present and for our future 

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data protection, freedom of information or environmental information
legislation and therefore could be disclosed to third parties. We strongly
advise you not to email any information, which if disclosed to unrelated
third parties would be likely to cause harm or distress. If you have an
enquiry related to your confidentiality or data protection, please visit
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