How Many Complaints Naming Councillor Stan Pajak Have Been Received By Swindon Borough Council
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Dear Swindon Borough Council,
1. What is the total number of complaints received by Swindon Borough Council in which Cllr Stan Pajak was solely named, or named with others, between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
2. What is the total number of complaints received by the Sub Committee of Swindon Borough Council's Standards Committee in which Cllr Stan Pajak was solely named, or named with others, between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
3. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others), did the Standards sub-committee subsequently refer to the Standards Committee (proper) of Swindon Borough Council between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
4. Where complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others), were NOT UPHELD by the Standards Committee between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011, please supply copies of each decision taken by the committee.
5. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others), were UPHELD by the Standards Committee (proper) between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
6. Where such complaints were UPHELD by the Standards Committee please supply full details of each complaint including, (but not limited to), copies of the complaints, witness statements, (if any), and each decision reached by the committee.
7. In all cases and at any stage after Swindon Borough Council received complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others): How many complaints were withdrawn by the complainant?
Yours faithfully,
Geoff Reid
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Customer Services
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Dear Mr Reid
Ref: FOI101000266977 Freedom of Information Request- How Many Complaints
Naming Councillor Stan Pajak Have Been Received By Swindon Borough Council
Thank you for your attached email received in our office on 29 March 2011.
The Council has a duty to respond 'promptly' to your request or no later
than 20 working days which in this case is 29 March 2011.
We are now able to release the following information;
1. What is the total number of complaints received by Swindon Borough
Council in which Cllr Stan Pajak was solely named, or named with others,
between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
Response - No detailed records are kept of informal complaints against
councillors. It is understood that formal complaints against Councillors
prior to 2000 would have been received by the Local Government Ombudsman
and that from that time until 2008, complaints against Councillors for
breach of the Members Code of Conduct were received by the Standards Board
for England. From 2008, such complaints have been received by the Borough
Council. Since 2008, no formal complaint has been received by Swindon
Borough Council referring to Cllr Pajak.
2. What is the total number of complaints received by the Sub Committee of
Swindon Borough Council's Standards Committee in which Cllr Stan Pajak was
solely named, or named with others, between02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
Response - The Assessment Sub-Committee of the Standards Committee of
Swindon Borough Council which receives complaints was established in 2008.
No complaints have been received by that Sub-Committee referring to Cllr
Pajak.
3. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others),
did the Standards sub-committee subsequently refer to the Standards
Committee (proper) of Swindon Borough Council between 02/05/1985 and
28/02/2011?
Response - N/A
4. Where complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others), were
NOT UPHELD by the Standards Committee between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011,
please supply copies of each decision taken by the committee.
Response - N/A
5. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others),
were UPHELD by the Standards Committee (proper) between 02/05/1985 and
28/02/2011?
Response - N/A
6. Where such complaints were UPHELD by the Standards Committee please
supply full details of each complaint including, (but not limited to),
copies of the complaints, witness statements, (if any), and each decision
reached by the committee.
Response - N/A
7. In all cases and at any stage after Swindon Borough Council received
complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others): How many
complaints were withdrawn by the complainant?
Response - N/A
If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should
contact:
Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: [1]www.[Swindon Borough Council request email]
The complaints/review procedure involves a full review and an examination
of all the information by the Council's Monitoring Officer.
If you are not content with the outcome of our conclusion, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision, before
contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure.
The Information Officer can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)
If you require any further information concerning this matter, please
contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely,
Sharon Druett
Sharon Druett ([email address])
Freedom of Information Officer
Law and Democratic Services
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 463377
Fax: 01793 463405
Web: [3]www.swindon.gov.uk
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Dear Mr Reid,
Please find the attached amended response.
Yours Sincerely
Sharon Druett
______________________________________________
From: Sharon Druett
Sent: 29 March 2011 11:57
To: '[FOI #63821 email]'
Subject: FOI101000266977- How Many Complaints Naming Councillor
Stan Pajak Have Been Received By Swindon Borough Council
Dear Mr Reid
Ref: FOI101000266977 Freedom of Information Request- How Many Complaints
Naming Councillor Stan Pajak Have Been Received By Swindon Borough Council
Thank you for your attached email received in our office on 1 March 2011.
The Council has a duty to respond 'promptly' to your request or no later
than 20 working days which in this case is 29 March 2011.
We are now able to release the following information;
1. What is the total number of complaints received by Swindon Borough
Council in which Cllr Stan Pajak was solely named, or named with others,
between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
Response - No detailed records are kept of informal complaints against
councillors. It is understood that formal complaints against Councillors
prior to 2000 would have been received by the Local Government Ombudsman
and that from that time until 2008, complaints against Councillors for
breach of the Members Code of Conduct were received by the Standards Board
for England. From 2008, such complaints have been received by the Borough
Council. Since 2008, no formal complaint has been received by Swindon
Borough Council referring to Cllr Pajak.
2. What is the total number of complaints received by the Sub Committee of
Swindon Borough Council's Standards Committee in which Cllr Stan Pajak was
solely named, or named with others, between02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011?
Response - The Assessment Sub-Committee of the Standards Committee of
Swindon Borough Council which receives complaints was established in 2008.
No complaints have been received by that Sub-Committee referring to Cllr
Pajak.
3. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others),
did the Standards sub-committee subsequently refer to the Standards
Committee (proper) of Swindon Borough Council between 02/05/1985 and
28/02/2011?
Response - N/A
4. Where complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others), were
NOT UPHELD by the Standards Committee between 02/05/1985 and 28/02/2011,
please supply copies of each decision taken by the committee.
Response - N/A
5. How many complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others),
were UPHELD by the Standards Committee (proper) between 02/05/1985 and
28/02/2011?
Response - N/A
6. Where such complaints were UPHELD by the Standards Committee please
supply full details of each complaint including, (but not limited to),
copies of the complaints, witness statements, (if any), and each decision
reached by the committee.
Response - N/A
7. In all cases and at any stage after Swindon Borough Council received
complaints naming Cllr Stan Pajak, (solely or with others): How many
complaints were withdrawn by the complainant?
Response - N/A
If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review, you should
contact:
Customer Services
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
Website: [1]www.[Swindon Borough Council request email]
The complaints/review procedure involves a full review and an examination
of all the information by the Council's Monitoring Officer.
If you are not content with the outcome of our conclusion, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision, before
contacting the Council. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless
you have exhausted the Council's own complaints procedure.
The Information Officer can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01625 545700 (ask for Freedom of Information)
If you require any further information concerning this matter, please
contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number in any future
communications.
Yours sincerely,
Sharon Druett
Sharon Druett ([email address])
Freedom of Information Officer
Law and Democratic Services
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 463377
Fax: 01793 463405
Web: [3]www.swindon.gov.uk
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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Geoff Reid left an annotation ()
Swindon Borough Council do not hold the relevant information so I have re-submitted a similar question to the Standards Board for England here:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...