Number of employees at Croydon Council

The request was successful.

Dear Croydon Borough Council,

Please provide figures for the number of staff at Croydon Council employed at director (or equivalent) and executive director level (specifying the number in each category) with effect on:

1) April 30 2022; and
2) April 30 2023.

In addition, please provide the total number of staff on the council pay-roll on each of those dates.

Yours faithfully,

S Downes

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your request. For us to log your request can you please confirm your full name.

Kind regards,
Zunerah Anjum

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Dear FOI,

You have all of my name that I am prepared, or need, to share with you.

Please proceed with responding to my request promptly, as you are required by law.

Yours sincerely,

S Downes

Dear sir/Madam

For you request to be valid under the FOI Act it must include the requester's real name. The Act treats all requesters alike.

Without confirmation of your full name your request will not be valid and will not be logged.

We hope to hear back from you.

Kind regards,
Zunerah Anjum

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Croydon Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Number of employees at Croydon Council'.

I have had a response to a recent request which, I believe, is an attempt to avoid the authority's legal duties through subterfuge.

Someone called Zunerah Anjum has sent me a barely coherent response that says, "For you request to be valid under the FOI Act it must include the requester's real name."

Anjum then adds a passive aggressive threat. "Without confirmation of your full name your request will not be valid and will not be logged."

You have my real name.

I am sure that you do not want to give me further grounds for yet another complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/n...

Yours faithfully,

S Downes

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email. If
you have a processing request, please ensure you quote that reference in
your emails to us.

DEAR s Downes

 

Freedom of information request - FOI/8309

 

Subject: FOI - Staff employed at Croydon council

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the application of
any exemptions. Where consideration is being given to exemptions the 20
working day timescale may be extended to a period considered reasonable
depending on the nature and circumstances of your request. In such cases
you will be notified and, where possible, a revised time-scale will be
indicated. In all cases we shall attempt to deal with your request at the
earliest opportunity.

If we are unable to provide you with the information requested we will
notify you of this together with the reason(s) why, and details of how you
may appeal.

Please note that the directorate team may contact you for further
information where we believe that the request is not significantly clear
for us to respond fully. 

Kind Regard

Information Management Team

 

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

 

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email. If
you have a processing request, please ensure you quote that reference in
your emails to us.

DEAR s Downes

 

Freedom of information request - FOI/8310

 

Subject: FOI - Mayor of Croydon

Your request is being considered and you will receive a response within
the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the application of
any exemptions. Where consideration is being given to exemptions the 20
working day timescale may be extended to a period considered reasonable
depending on the nature and circumstances of your request. In such cases
you will be notified and, where possible, a revised time-scale will be
indicated. In all cases we shall attempt to deal with your request at the
earliest opportunity.

If we are unable to provide you with the information requested we will
notify you of this together with the reason(s) why, and details of how you
may appeal.

Please note that the directorate team may contact you for further
information where we believe that the request is not significantly clear
for us to respond fully. 

Kind Regard

Information Management Team

 

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

 

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear s Downes

 

Acknowledgement: Internal Review in relation to request FOI/8310
 

Thank you for your email which was received on 19/09/2023

As a result of your complaint we will be carrying out an internal review.
An officer, not involved in the original decision, will reconsider your
request for information and notify you of their decision by [target date
depending on relevant response time]. 

If you have any queries regarding this matter please do not hesitate to
contact us.

Yours 

Information Compliance Team

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

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Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear s Downes

Request FOI/8310

Further to your request received on 18/09/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

 

"Dear Croydon Borough Council,
 
Please provide the full, official diary of engagements for the ceremonial
Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Tony Pearson, from the time of his mayor-making
ceremony in May 2023 until the end of October 2023."

Please see attached information as requested.
 

 

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[1]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

 

Email:        [2][Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

[3][Croydon Borough Council request email]

[4][email address]

 

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Dear [email address],

You have provided a response.

But to a different question.

Can you advise when you might provide answers in relation to staffing numbers, as per the FoI request?

Yours sincerely,

S Downes

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Dear s Downes

Request FOI/8309

Further to your request received on 18/09/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

"Dear Croydon Borough Council,
 
Please provide figures for the number of staff at Croydon Council employed
at director (or equivalent) and executive director level (specifying the
number in each category) with effect on:
 
1) April 30 2022; and
2) April 30 2023.
 
In addition, please provide the total number of staff on the council
pay-roll on each of those dates."
 
Please see below results as requested.
 

Count on Council
  Director Executive Director Payroll
30/04/2022 17 9 3238
30/04/2023 15 7 3203

Please note the count includes Exec Directors and Directors.

The Exec Director count doesn’t include the Chief Exec.
 

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its
online Disclosure Log. (Any request included within this log will be
anonymised appropriately)

To view the Council’s Disclosure Log, please visit our website available
here:

[1]The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act | Croydon Council
(disclosure-log.co.uk)

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

 

Email:        [2][Croydon Borough Council request email]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

[3][Croydon Borough Council request email]

[4][email address]

 

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croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Good afternoon,

According to our records, this case with reference number 8310 was for the
following request:

"Please provide the full, official diary of engagements for the ceremonial
Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Tony Pearson, from the time of his mayor-making
ceremony in May 2023 until the end of October 2023."

This is what we provided a response to. Thus we now consider this request
case closed.

Kind regards,
Information Team.
 

Dear [email address],

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Digital *****ervice*****
A**********i*****tant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill Hou*****e
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council reque*****t email]

 

Dear ***** Downe*****

Reque*****t FOI/8310

Further to your reque*****t received on 18/09/2023, I confirm that the
Council
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"Dear Croydon Borough Council,
 
Plea*****e provide the full, official diary of engagement***** for the
ceremonial
Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Tony Pear*****on, from the time of hi*****
mayor-making
ceremony in May 2023 until the end of October 2023."

Plea*****e *****ee attached information a***** reque*****ted.
 

 

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Email:        [2][Croydon Borough Council reque*****t email]

 

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill Hou*****e

Floor 7 - Zone B

8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

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Wycliffe Hou*****e
Water Lane
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Che*****hire, *****K9 5AF

 

Your***** *****incerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital *****ervice*****

A**********i*****tant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill Hou*****e,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

[3][Croydon Borough Council reque*****t email]

[4][email addre**********]

 

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