Guidance to New Cllrs
Dear East Riding of Yorkshire Council,
This is an FOI Request:
1) Provide me all documents, briefings, emails, communications from the Council to newly elected councillors at the last Local Election following the Local Elections relating to them beginning their new role.
Yours faithfully,
Maddie Cross
Dear Ms Cross
Freedom of Information - Right of Access Request
I write to acknowledge your application to East Riding of Yorkshire
Council for access to information under the above Act, the details of
which are set out below.
Request:
1) Provide me all documents, briefings, emails, communications from the
Council to newly elected councillors at the last Local Election following
the Local Elections relating to them beginning their new role.
You have a right to have the existence of the information requested either
confirmed or denied unless the Council claims an Absolute Exemption.
Officers are currently establishing whether the information requested is
held and I will write to you with the council’s response by 09 February
2024 which is 20 working days following receipt of your request.
If in the meantime you have any queries regarding your application please
contact the Information Governance and Feedback Team by replying to this
email.
Kind regards
Abbie Featherstone
Information Governance and Feedback Team
01482 391512
[1]www.eastriding.gov.uk
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All East Riding of Yorkshire Council emails and attachments (other than
information provided pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004) are private and intended
solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
Unauthorised use is not permitted. If this email was not intended for you,
you may not copy, use or share the information in any way. Please email
[email address] to advise us that you have received this
email in error. The Council makes every effort to virus check this email
and its attachments. We cannot accept any responsibility or liability for
loss or damage which may happen from opening this email or any
attachment(s). It is recommended that you run an antivirus program on any
material you download. This message has been sent over the internet and
unless encrypted email should not be treated as a secure means of
communication. Please bear this in mind when deciding what information to
include in any email messages you send the Council. The Council does not
accept service of legal documents by email. The Council reserves the right
to monitor record and retain incoming and outgoing emails for security
reasons and for monitoring compliance with our policy on staff use. As a
public body, the Council may be required to disclose the contents of
emails under data protection laws and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We will withhold information where there is a good reason to do so. For
information about what we do with personal data see our privacy notices on
www.eastriding.gov.uk/privacyhub.
References
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Dear Ms Cross
Further to your request for access to information, please see the attached
response.
Kind regards
Sarah Robinson
Information Governance and Feedback Team
01482 391512
[1]www.eastriding.gov.uk
[2]Facebook [3]Instagram [4]YouTube [5]LinkedIn
[6]A green line in a black background Description automatically generated
All East Riding of Yorkshire Council emails and attachments (other than
information provided pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004) are private and intended
solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
Unauthorised use is not permitted. If this email was not intended for you,
you may not copy, use or share the information in any way. Please email
[email address] to advise us that you have received this
email in error. The Council makes every effort to virus check this email
and its attachments. We cannot accept any responsibility or liability for
loss or damage which may happen from opening this email or any
attachment(s). It is recommended that you run an antivirus program on any
material you download. This message has been sent over the internet and
unless encrypted email should not be treated as a secure means of
communication. Please bear this in mind when deciding what information to
include in any email messages you send the Council. The Council does not
accept service of legal documents by email. The Council reserves the right
to monitor record and retain incoming and outgoing emails for security
reasons and for monitoring compliance with our policy on staff use. As a
public body, the Council may be required to disclose the contents of
emails under data protection laws and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We will withhold information where there is a good reason to do so. For
information about what we do with personal data see our privacy notices on
www.eastriding.gov.uk/privacyhub.
References
Visible links
1. https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/
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