Galgorm Dinner

Stephen Nicholl made this Freedom of Information request to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

The request was refused by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

Dear Mid and East Antrim Borough Council,

Under Freedom of Information please provide all internal communication relating to the provision of responses to FOI/295/2324 and subsequent follow up queries

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Nicholl

Freedom of Information, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Dear Stephen,

Thank you for your information request which Mid and East Antrim Borough
Council received on 13/11/2023.

A response to your request is now being processed.

Please quote reference FOI/391/2324 on any related correspondence.

Kind Regards,
FOI Team

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Freedom of Information, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Dear Mr Nicholl,

 

We refer to your information request FOI/391/2324 which Mid and East
Antrim Borough Council received on 13/11/2023.

 

In line with legislation and ICO guidance, Council Officers require an
extension to consider the Public Interest Test relating to this request. 

 

We hope to provide you with a response to your request as soon as
possible.

 

Kind regards,

FOI Team

 

 

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Dear Mr Nicholl,

We refer to the above and to your information request which Mid and East
Antrim Borough Council received on 13/11/2023.

Council officers require a longer time to consider your request. I would
therefore request an extension until 19/01/2024.

Kind regards,
FOI Team

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Freedom of Information, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Good afternoon,

 

Re: FOI/391/2324

 

Please find attached response on behalf of Mid and East Antrim Borough
Council.  Please accept our apology for the delay in your receipt of a
response to your request.

 

Please quote the above reference on any related correspondence.

 

Best regards,

​​​​  
Policy Team
The Braid
1‑29 Bridge Street
Ballymena
BT43 5EJ
 
 
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Dear Mid and East Antrim Borough Council,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Galgorm Dinner'.

In doing so I would point out that on a number of occasions the council responded to state that the information was not held only to issue an amended response answering the query and reversing the original response.

Council has responded (after initially stating no information held) indicating that the first communication in relation to the Galgorm dinner with the Turkish Ambassador was a query about his dietary requirements yet a further FOI elicited a response that a briefing paper for the Mayor was circulated 2 days previously.

There are clear gaps in the information provided, Council has acknowledged errors in responses and it is clear that information is still not being acknowledged. It is in the public interest that the FOI process retains the confidence of those who seek appropriate information.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Nicholl

Freedom of Information, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Dear Mr Nicholl,

Thank you for your email which Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
received on 24/01/2024 for an Internal Review of FOI/391/2324.

A response is now being processed.

Please quote reference FOI/391/2324 on any related correspondence.

Kind Regards,
FOI Team

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Policy, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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Good morning,

 

Please find attached response to your internal review request into
FOI/391/2324 on behalf of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. You must make your complaint to the ICO within 40 working days
of you receiving your response or the date of your last contact with the
Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,

Wilmslow,

Cheshire,

SK9 5AF.

 

Alternatively, a complaint may be made via the ICO website at:
[1]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint   

 

Kind regards,

Policy Team

 

 
 
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