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Thank you for your recent request made under the Freedom of Information 
Act, which has been received by Wirral Borough Council.

In accordance with Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a 
requester should provide their name for a request to be processed (please 
see the guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office below):

What constitutes a real name?

We consider that a relatively informal approach is also appropriate in 
this context. Therefore, title and/or first name with surname satisfies 
the requirement for provision of a real name, as does the use by a female 
applicant of her maiden name. The prime consideration is whether enough
of  a person’s full name has been provided to give a reasonable indication
of  that person’s identity.

Example:

Mr Arthur Thomas Roberts could satisfy Section 8(1)(b) of the FOIA by 
stating his name in a request for information as “Arthur Roberts”, “A. T.

Roberts”, or “Mr Roberts”, but not by stating his name as “Arthur” or 
“A.T.R.”

In most cases, it will be reasonable for a real name to comprise a name
by  which the person making the request is widely known and/or is
regularly  used by that person and which is not an obvious pseudonym or
fictitious  name.

Once Wirral Borough Council are in receipt of your full name, your
request  will be passed to the relevant department and we will aim to
issue a  substantive response within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,

Tracy O'Hare

Information Management Officer

Wirral Council

PO Box 290

Brighton Street

Wallasey

CH27 9FQ

Email:[Wirral Borough Council request email]

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