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Trevor R Nunn made this Freedom of Information request to Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Sir or Madam,
During the last five years how many times has the Local Government Ombudsman (as a result of investigating a complaint against Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council) brought to the attention of the council the fact that a member of Hammersmith & Fulham Borough Council staff had misled them, lied to them or done anything else to hinder their investigation. If
they have what disciplinary action was taken against the individual(s) concerned by the council.
Yours faithfully,
Trevor R Nunn
Dear Mr Nunn
REF: 2009/COR0015 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - INFORMATION REQUEST
I acknowledge your request received on 12 January 2009.
Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
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Yours sincerely
Alison Ross-Dow
Senior Information Management Officer
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Information Management Team/Finance & Corporate Services
6th Floor, Hammersmith Town Hall Extension
King Street
London W6 9JU
DL: 020 8753 2455
Director of Finance & Corporate Services: Jane West
Dear Mr Nunn
REF: 2009/COR0015 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - INFORMATION REQUEST
Your request for information has now been considered. Unfortunately we
do not hold the information for the period you have requested.
However, I can confirm that in the last twelve months there have been no
cases where the Local Government Ombudsman has notified the Council that
we have misled, lied or done anything else to hinder their
investigations.
If you are dissatisfied with my response, you may complain to the
Information Manager, Business Technology, 6th Floor, Hammersmith Town
Hall Extension, London W6 9JU
Once you have exhausted the complaints procedure you may appeal to the
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF, Telephone: 01625 545 700, http://www.ico.gov.uk
Regards
James
James Filus
Corporate Complaints Officer
Executive Services
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street
London W6 9JU
Phone: 020 8753 2020
www.lbhf.gov.uk
Email: [email address]
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Trevor R Nunn left an annotation ()
I submitted this FOI request to every English Council. I have now collated the results and the full story can be read here
http://ombudsmanwatchers.org.uk/evidence...