Gagging Orders

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Dear Ceredigion Council,

Please could you disclose the number of staff exits which have included the use of gagging orders otherwise technically known as compromise or settlement agreements during the last 10 years.

Please could you provide a breakdown of the numbers and costs of such agreements per year.

If possible please could you indicate how many agreements in each year involved a member of staff exiting the organisation whose role involved working with children or other vulnerable groups.

Yours faithfully,

Rhys Matthews

Dear Ceredigion Council,

Please advise on the current status of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Rhys Matthews

Louise Parry, Ceredigion County Council

Dear Mr Matthews,

Please accept the Council's apologies for the delay in responding to you in full. I have reminded the Council's Personnel Section that a response is outstanding and will revert to you as soon as I receive a response.

Yours sincerely,

Louise
Louise Parry LLB (Hons) P.G.Dip
Cyfreithwraig / Solicitor
Cyngor Sir Ceredigion/ Ceredigion County Council 
//(01545) 572073

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Dear Louise Parry,

Please advise on the current status of my FOI request as a response is now significantly overdue.

Yours sincerely,

Rhys Matthews

Dear Ceredigion Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Ceredigion Council's handling of my FOI request 'Gagging Orders'.

The Council has failed to meet the legislative timescale for a response to my FOI enquiry and I would like an internal review of this matter prior to raising it with the ICO.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...

Yours faithfully,

Rhys Matthews

Dear Ceredigion Council,

Please can I have an acknowledgement of my request for internal review sent on 30th October 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Rhys Matthews

Ceredigion Reception, Ceredigion County Council

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Russell Hughes-Pickering, Ceredigion County Council

Dear Mr Matthews,

 

I write to acknowledge your request. I have asked for the information from
our HR team and their manager. I’m not sure what the hold-up because I
doubt there are many if any, as it’s not a practice I’m aware of at this
Council.

 

I have said I’d like to respond by a week today 22/11/2013).

 

Regards

 

Russell Hughes-Pickering

Head of Performance and Improvement

 

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Dear Russell Hughes-Pickering,

Please advise on the status of my request for internal review.

Yours sincerely,

Rhys Matthews

Russell Hughes-Pickering, Ceredigion County Council

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Dear Mr Matthews,

I have been able to obtain the following information in response to your request. I hope this provides the information you were looking for.

Regards

Russell Hughes-Pickering

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