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Dear Fergus Wilson

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI) ACT REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information. This e-mail is to confirm your request has been received and logged. The reference number for your request is FOI/8883.

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Dear Mr Wilson

RE: FOI/8883

You wrote to us requesting the following information:

“Please confirm the number of staff employed by Maidstone Borough Council, working remotely as of 1st March, 2023.

Please confirm the number of self employed staff used by Maidstone Borough Council, working remotely as of 1st March, 2023.

How often do they visit the council offices?”

Under section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, I am writing to advise you that, following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by this Council. This is because we do not record these figures as each request to work from home is discussed on a case by case basis between the employee and their manager.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us. Please remember to quote the reference above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review of our decision, please respond to this email and I will pass it on to Mid Kent Legal Services to conduct a review. Please ensure you outline your reasons for requesting a review.

If you are not content with the outcome of your request, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

• Web: www.ico.org.uk
• Tel: 0303 123 1113
• Post: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Mrs Zoe Kent
Interim Head of Mid Kent Revenues and Benefits Partnership

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