Dear Elaine Mitchell,

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 allow up to 20 working days for responding to information requests.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield HD1 9EL. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The ICO telephone helpline on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Regards

Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council
Governance Service
PO Box 1720
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 9EL

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Dear Ms Mitchell

I am writing in response to your request dated 23 October 2023  .  This
has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your questions and the Council’s response are set out below

I have been provided with information and evidence a member of your SRA
regulated employee has been involved in tampering with Court documents.

This employee was involved in tampering with evidence before joining your
organisation, and their previous employer was made aware but refused to
respond.

Can you advise if any of your SRA regulated staff made you aware there had
an ongoing complaint against them relating to tampering with Court
evidence.

This member of staff will be reported to the SRA.

Can you advise what action you will take when it is proven your employee
has tampered with Court evidence.

In respect of the above, please see attached a Refusal Notice under
Section 40(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Do you consider tampering with Court evidence to be a criminal offence?

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 covers recorded information held by a
public authority. This questions asks for the Council’s opinion and is
therefore not covered by the Act

Please note

Kirklees Council takes any suggestion of impropriety very seriously and
would wish to investigate the allegations in your request. However we
would need additional and specific information from you in order to  do
so. At the very least we would need the name  of the person alleged to
have  acted improperly , any additional  details  of the surrounding
circumstances would also be of assistance.

If you wish to provide this information you can do so  by writing or
emailing in confidence    the Service Director who has overall
responsibility for Legal Services  –  that person is Julie Muscroft,
Service Director of Legal, Governance and Commissioning (Ms Muscroft  can
be contacted by way of the council main switchboard 01484 221000 or
[1][email address].) or,  if you do not feel you wish to do
this , you can call the council’s Whistleblowing line. This may be
answered in person during working hours, but otherwise is an answerphone –
01484 225030, or internally extension 79992  or get in touch by email
[2][email address]

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review.  Requests for internal reviews should
be submitted within 2 months of the date of receipt of the response to
your original request and should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer,
1^st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. 
Alternatively, you can send an email to:
[3][email address]. 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right
under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt
with in accordance with the requirements of the Act.  The Information
Commissioner’s website is at [4]www.ico.org.uk and gives more information
about the role and duties of the Commissioner.  The ICO telephone helpline
on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday
to Friday.

Yours sincerely

John Shannon

Information Governance Team

Kirklees Council, Governance Service

Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for
Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see
the [5]Kirklees Council privacy notice

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