LGBTQ+ and BAME Councillors

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Reigate and Banstead Borough Council,

Please can you supply numbers of your councillors that identify themselves as belonging/associated to the following communities:

(1) BAME

(2) LGBTQ+

Data to be accurate if at all possible, up to and including 17th November 2020

Yours faithfully,

Mr M P Hay

Information Officer, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

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Reference: FOI-273914472
Date of request: 18/11/2020
Title of request: LGBTQ+ and BAME Councillors

Dear Mr M P Hay,

Thank you for your request. This is an automated email acknowledgement
from Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. 

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You can find more information about the FOI process on the Council website

through the following
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Regards
Information Officer

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Telephone: 01737 276000
Web: [2]www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
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Information Officer, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

Reference: FOI-273914472
Date of request: 18/11/2020
Title of request: LGBTQ+ and BAME Councillors

Dear Mr M P Hay,

Thank you for your information request.

On this occasion, we are unable to disclose the information that you have
requested as this information is not held by Reigate & Banstead Borough
Council.

The Council do not hold records on the numbers of councillors that
identify themselves as belonging/associated to the following communities:

 

(1) BAME

 

(2) LGBTQ+

 

This information is not requested from councillors.

Freedom of Information Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
County Hall
Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2DN

Email: [email address]
Fax: 020 8541 9009

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any further
information.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the Chief Executive at the Town Hall. The address for
this purpose is as follows:

Town Hall
Castlefield Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 0SH

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner’s Office cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Reigate & Banstead Borough
Council.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or through their website at [1]https://ico.org.uk/

Regards
Information Officer

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Telephone: 01737 276000
Web: [2]www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Follow us on twitter @reigatebanstead

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Dear Information Officer,

Many thanks for your reply, I will concede to being her so slightly surprised that you do not hold the information requested. This however is useful in its own right

With kind regards,

Mr M P Hay