Freemasons

The request was refused by Isle of Anglesey County Council.

Christopher James O'Neal

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

I make this request under the FOI procedure.

Please can you tell me how many of your current elected members have declared an interest in the freemasons.

If the answer is positive then please can you list each members name and which political party, and ward they represent.

I look forward to your response !!!

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

I write to acknowledge receipt of your request, made under access to information legislation, for information held by the Council.

Please be advised that, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we aim to respond to your request within 20 working days.

Beryl Jones
Swyddog Gwybodaeth Corfforaethol a Chwynion – Adain Gyfreithiol, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn
Corporate Information and Complaints Officer- Legal Section, Isle of Anglesey County Council

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher James O'Neal [mailto:[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #345871 ]]
Sent: 14 July 2016 12:22
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Freemasons

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

I make this request under the FOI procedure.

Please can you tell me how many of your current elected members have declared an interest in the freemasons.

If the answer is positive then please can you list each members name and which political party, and ward they represent.

I look forward to your response !!!

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[Cais Rhyddid Gwybodaeth e-bost #345871 ]

Is [E-bost cais Isle of Anglesey County Council] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Isle of Anglesey Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

A yw’r e-bost hwn wedi ei farcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’? Os ydyw, rhaid i chi ystyried a oes gennych hawl i’w ddyblygu, ei argraffu neu ai anfon ymlaen. Os oes, sicrhewch os gwelwch yn dda fod yr e-bost ynghyd ag unrhyw atodiadau’n cael eu marcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’. Eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw sicrhau fod mesurau’n cael eu cymryd i ddiogelu, storio a chael gwared ar y wybodaeth mewn modd priodol. Mae hyn yn golygu fod rhaid diogelu’r wybodaeth gyda chyfrinair neu ei chadw mewn cwpwrdd ffeilio y mae modd ei gloi. Rhaid cael gwared ar ddogfennau ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’ yn y biniau gwastraff y mae modd eu cloi. Os ydych yn ansicr ynghylch sut i ddefnyddio gwybodaeth ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’, yna cysylltwch os gwelwch yn dda gyda [cyfeiriad ebost]<mailto:[cyfeiriad ebost]>

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

Has this e-mail been marked ‘Official-Sensitive’? If so you must consider whether you have the right to duplicate, print or forward it on. If so please ensure that the e-mail and any attachments are marked as ‘Official-Sensitive. It is your responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect, store and dispose of this information properly. This means that the information must be password protected or kept in a lockable filing cabinet. ‘Official-Sensitive’ documents must be disposed of in the lockable waste bins. If you are unsure about how to use Official-Sensitive information please contact [cyfeiriad ebost]<mailto:[cyfeiriad ebost]>

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

Dilynwch ni ar Twitter<https://twitter.com/cyngormon> / Darganfyddwch ni ar Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cyngormon>

Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/angleseycouncil> / Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/ioacc>

Mae'r neges e-bost hon a'r ffeiliau a drosglwyddyd ynghlwm gyda hi yn gyfrinachol ac efallai bod breintiau cyfreithiol ynghlwm wrthynt. Yr unig berson sydd 'r hawl i'w darllen, eu copio a'u defnyddio yw'r person y bwriadwyd eu gyrru nhw ato. Petaech wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon mewn camgymeriad yna, os gwelwch yn dda, rhowch wybod i'r Rheolwr Systemau yn syth gan ddefnyddio'r manylion isod, a pheidiwch datgelu na chopio'r cynnwys i neb arall.

Mae cynnwys y neges e-bost hon yn cynrychioli sylwadau'r gyrrwr yn unig ac nid o angenrheidrwydd yn cynrychioli sylwadau Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon. Mae Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon yn cadw a diogelu ei hawliau i fonitro yr holl negeseuon e-bost trwy ei rwydweithiau mewnol ac allanol.

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged. They may be read copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error please immediately notify the system manager using the details below, and do not disclose or copy its contents to any other person.

The contents of this email represent the views of the sender only and do not necessarily represent the views of Isle of Anglesey County Council. Isle of Anglesey County Council reserves the right to monitor all email communications through its internal and external networks.

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

hide quoted sections

Dear Mr O'Neal,

Further to your FOI request below, I am advised that the information you request is exempt by virtue of S. 21 of the Freedom Of Information Act as it is accessible by other means.

All elected members are required to declare membership of clubs and societies etc. and these declarations are available on our website at:-

http://democracy.anglesey.gov.uk/mgMembe...

Click on the individual Members and then check the Register of Interests.

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of this response to your request for information, and / or the decision made to withhold information, you may ask for an internal review. Please address your correspondence to the Customer Care Officer, Legal Services, Council Offices, Llangefni, Ynys Môn LL77 7TW (e-mail: [email address])

If you are not content with the outcome of any internal review you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF. Please note that the Information Commissioner is likely to expect internal review procedures to have been exhausted before beginning his investigation.

Beryl Jones
Swyddog Gwybodaeth Corfforaethol a Chwynion – Adain Gyfreithiol, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn
Corporate Information and Complaints Officer- Legal Section, Isle of Anglesey County Council

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher James O'Neal [mailto:[FOI #345871 email]]
Sent: 14 July 2016 12:22
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Freemasons

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

I make this request under the FOI procedure.

Please can you tell me how many of your current elected members have declared an interest in the freemasons.

If the answer is positive then please can you list each members name and which political party, and ward they represent.

I look forward to your response !!!

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #345871 email]

Is [Isle of Anglesey County Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Isle of Anglesey Council? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

A yw’r e-bost hwn wedi ei farcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’? Os ydyw, rhaid i chi ystyried a oes gennych hawl i’w ddyblygu, ei argraffu neu ai anfon ymlaen. Os oes, sicrhewch os gwelwch yn dda fod yr e-bost ynghyd ag unrhyw atodiadau’n cael eu marcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’. Eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw sicrhau fod mesurau’n cael eu cymryd i ddiogelu, storio a chael gwared ar y wybodaeth mewn modd priodol. Mae hyn yn golygu fod rhaid diogelu’r wybodaeth gyda chyfrinair neu ei chadw mewn cwpwrdd ffeilio y mae modd ei gloi. Rhaid cael gwared ar ddogfennau ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’ yn y biniau gwastraff y mae modd eu cloi. Os ydych yn ansicr ynghylch sut i ddefnyddio gwybodaeth ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’, yna cysylltwch os gwelwch yn dda gyda [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

Has this e-mail been marked ‘Official-Sensitive’? If so you must consider whether you have the right to duplicate, print or forward it on. If so please ensure that the e-mail and any attachments are marked as ‘Official-Sensitive. It is your responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect, store and dispose of this information properly. This means that the information must be password protected or kept in a lockable filing cabinet. ‘Official-Sensitive’ documents must be disposed of in the lockable waste bins. If you are unsure about how to use Official-Sensitive information please contact [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

Dilynwch ni ar Twitter<https://twitter.com/cyngormon> / Darganfyddwch ni ar Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cyngormon>

Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/angleseycouncil> / Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/ioacc>

Mae'r neges e-bost hon a'r ffeiliau a drosglwyddyd ynghlwm gyda hi yn gyfrinachol ac efallai bod breintiau cyfreithiol ynghlwm wrthynt. Yr unig berson sydd 'r hawl i'w darllen, eu copio a'u defnyddio yw'r person y bwriadwyd eu gyrru nhw ato. Petaech wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon mewn camgymeriad yna, os gwelwch yn dda, rhowch wybod i'r Rheolwr Systemau yn syth gan ddefnyddio'r manylion isod, a pheidiwch datgelu na chopio'r cynnwys i neb arall.

Mae cynnwys y neges e-bost hon yn cynrychioli sylwadau'r gyrrwr yn unig ac nid o angenrheidrwydd yn cynrychioli sylwadau Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon. Mae Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon yn cadw a diogelu ei hawliau i fonitro yr holl negeseuon e-bost trwy ei rwydweithiau mewnol ac allanol.

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged. They may be read copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error please immediately notify the system manager using the details below, and do not disclose or copy its contents to any other person.

The contents of this email represent the views of the sender only and do not necessarily represent the views of Isle of Anglesey County Council. Isle of Anglesey County Council reserves the right to monitor all email communications through its internal and external networks.

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

hide quoted sections

Christopher James O'Neal

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Isle of Anglesey Council's handling of my FOI request 'Freemasons'.

I am concerned that of all the other local authorities that have been asked this same question you are the only council in north wales to come up with this poor excuse not to supply the information. I would be suggestive that you review the questionand re-consider your answer...

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

1 Attachment

Dear Mr O'Neal,

Please see attached letter confirming that your request for an Internal Review has been registered.

Regards

Beryl Jones
Swyddog Gwybodaeth Corfforaethol a Chwynion – Adain Gyfreithiol, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn
Corporate Information and Complaints Officer- Legal Section, Isle of Anglesey County Council

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher James O'Neal [mailto:[FOI #345871 email]]
Sent: 04 September 2016 00:46
To: FOI
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Freemasons

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Isle of Anglesey Council's handling of my FOI request 'Freemasons'.

I am concerned that of all the other local authorities that have been asked this same question you are the only council in north wales to come up with this poor excuse not to supply the information. I would be suggestive that you review the questionand re-consider your answer...

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #345871 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

A yw’r e-bost hwn wedi ei farcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’? Os ydyw, rhaid i chi ystyried a oes gennych hawl i’w ddyblygu, ei argraffu neu ai anfon ymlaen. Os oes, sicrhewch os gwelwch yn dda fod yr e-bost ynghyd ag unrhyw atodiadau’n cael eu marcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’. Eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw sicrhau fod mesurau’n cael eu cymryd i ddiogelu, storio a chael gwared ar y wybodaeth mewn modd priodol. Mae hyn yn golygu fod rhaid diogelu’r wybodaeth gyda chyfrinair neu ei chadw mewn cwpwrdd ffeilio y mae modd ei gloi. Rhaid cael gwared ar ddogfennau ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’ yn y biniau gwastraff y mae modd eu cloi. Os ydych yn ansicr ynghylch sut i ddefnyddio gwybodaeth ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’, yna cysylltwch os gwelwch yn dda gyda [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

Has this e-mail been marked ‘Official-Sensitive’? If so you must consider whether you have the right to duplicate, print or forward it on. If so please ensure that the e-mail and any attachments are marked as ‘Official-Sensitive. It is your responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect, store and dispose of this information properly. This means that the information must be password protected or kept in a lockable filing cabinet. ‘Official-Sensitive’ documents must be disposed of in the lockable waste bins. If you are unsure about how to use Official-Sensitive information please contact [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

Dilynwch ni ar Twitter<https://twitter.com/cyngormon> / Darganfyddwch ni ar Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cyngormon>

Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/angleseycouncil> / Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/ioacc>

Mae'r neges e-bost hon a'r ffeiliau a drosglwyddyd ynghlwm gyda hi yn gyfrinachol ac efallai bod breintiau cyfreithiol ynghlwm wrthynt. Yr unig berson sydd 'r hawl i'w darllen, eu copio a'u defnyddio yw'r person y bwriadwyd eu gyrru nhw ato. Petaech wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon mewn camgymeriad yna, os gwelwch yn dda, rhowch wybod i'r Rheolwr Systemau yn syth gan ddefnyddio'r manylion isod, a pheidiwch datgelu na chopio'r cynnwys i neb arall.

Mae cynnwys y neges e-bost hon yn cynrychioli sylwadau'r gyrrwr yn unig ac nid o angenrheidrwydd yn cynrychioli sylwadau Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon. Mae Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon yn cadw a diogelu ei hawliau i fonitro yr holl negeseuon e-bost trwy ei rwydweithiau mewnol ac allanol.

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged. They may be read copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error please immediately notify the system manager using the details below, and do not disclose or copy its contents to any other person.

The contents of this email represent the views of the sender only and do not necessarily represent the views of Isle of Anglesey County Council. Isle of Anglesey County Council reserves the right to monitor all email communications through its internal and external networks.

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

hide quoted sections

2 Attachments

Dear Mr O'Neal,

Please see attached letter and result of the internal review held this day.

Regards

Beryl Jones
Swyddog Gwybodaeth Corfforaethol a Chwynion – Adain Gyfreithiol, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn
Corporate Information and Complaints Officer- Legal Section, Isle of Anglesey County Council

------------------------------------------------------------

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher James O'Neal [mailto:[FOI #345871 email]]
Sent: 04 September 2016 00:46
To: FOI
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Freemasons

Dear Isle of Anglesey Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Isle of Anglesey Council's handling of my FOI request 'Freemasons'.

I am concerned that of all the other local authorities that have been asked this same question you are the only council in north wales to come up with this poor excuse not to supply the information. I would be suggestive that you review the questionand re-consider your answer...

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Christopher James O'Neal

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #345871 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the latest advice from the ICO:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...

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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

A yw’r e-bost hwn wedi ei farcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’? Os ydyw, rhaid i chi ystyried a oes gennych hawl i’w ddyblygu, ei argraffu neu ai anfon ymlaen. Os oes, sicrhewch os gwelwch yn dda fod yr e-bost ynghyd ag unrhyw atodiadau’n cael eu marcio’n ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’. Eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw sicrhau fod mesurau’n cael eu cymryd i ddiogelu, storio a chael gwared ar y wybodaeth mewn modd priodol. Mae hyn yn golygu fod rhaid diogelu’r wybodaeth gyda chyfrinair neu ei chadw mewn cwpwrdd ffeilio y mae modd ei gloi. Rhaid cael gwared ar ddogfennau ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’ yn y biniau gwastraff y mae modd eu cloi. Os ydych yn ansicr ynghylch sut i ddefnyddio gwybodaeth ‘Swyddogol-Sensitif’, yna cysylltwch os gwelwch yn dda gyda [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

Has this e-mail been marked ‘Official-Sensitive’? If so you must consider whether you have the right to duplicate, print or forward it on. If so please ensure that the e-mail and any attachments are marked as ‘Official-Sensitive. It is your responsibility to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to protect, store and dispose of this information properly. This means that the information must be password protected or kept in a lockable filing cabinet. ‘Official-Sensitive’ documents must be disposed of in the lockable waste bins. If you are unsure about how to use Official-Sensitive information please contact [email address]<mailto:[email address]>

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

Dilynwch ni ar Twitter<https://twitter.com/cyngormon> / Darganfyddwch ni ar Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cyngormon>

Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/angleseycouncil> / Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/ioacc>

Mae'r neges e-bost hon a'r ffeiliau a drosglwyddyd ynghlwm gyda hi yn gyfrinachol ac efallai bod breintiau cyfreithiol ynghlwm wrthynt. Yr unig berson sydd 'r hawl i'w darllen, eu copio a'u defnyddio yw'r person y bwriadwyd eu gyrru nhw ato. Petaech wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon mewn camgymeriad yna, os gwelwch yn dda, rhowch wybod i'r Rheolwr Systemau yn syth gan ddefnyddio'r manylion isod, a pheidiwch datgelu na chopio'r cynnwys i neb arall.

Mae cynnwys y neges e-bost hon yn cynrychioli sylwadau'r gyrrwr yn unig ac nid o angenrheidrwydd yn cynrychioli sylwadau Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon. Mae Cyngor Sir Ynys Mon yn cadw a diogelu ei hawliau i fonitro yr holl negeseuon e-bost trwy ei rwydweithiau mewnol ac allanol.

Croeso i chi ddelio gyda’r Cyngor yn Gymraeg neu’n Saesneg. Cewch yr un safon o wasanaeth yn y ddwy iaith.

This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally privileged. They may be read copied and used only by the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error please immediately notify the system manager using the details below, and do not disclose or copy its contents to any other person.

The contents of this email represent the views of the sender only and do not necessarily represent the views of Isle of Anglesey County Council. Isle of Anglesey County Council reserves the right to monitor all email communications through its internal and external networks.

You are welcome to deal with the Council in Welsh or English. You will receive the same standard of service in both languages.

hide quoted sections