Our Ref: 4338697

18-OCT-10

Dear Ms. Claire Stafford,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I acknowledge your request for information received on 18-OCT-2010.

Your request is being considered and if the information requested is held
by the County Council it will be sent to you 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.

If appropriate, the information will be provided in paper copy, normal
font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio,
large print, etc. then please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions that may
prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an
assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the exempt
information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the
case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information to you.

There may a fee payable for this information to cover photocopying,
postage and any other production costs. This will be considered and you
will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid
before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day time
limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

In line with the Information Commissioner's directive on the disclosure of
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 your request will
form part of our disclosure log. Therefore, a version of our response
which will protect your anonymity will be posted on Durham County Council
website.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact:

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

Assistant Chief Executive's Office

Room 4/140

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 372 8371

Email: [1][Durham County Council request email]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Tracy Millmore

Tracy Millmore (nee Laws)

Information Management Assistant

Information Management Team

Room: 4/410

County Hall

Durham DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 372 8376

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Our Reference 4338697 19-OCT-2010

Dear Ms. Stafford,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT –REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your request for information on documents relating to the organisation charts for Social Services, received on 18-OCT-2010. Could you please clarify what you would like to be included with Social Services and what level of staff you would like us to go to? If you are reasonably specific in your request this will enable us to provide a response without exceed the appropriate time limit.

We look forward to hearing from you so that we can provide the information you request.

Yours sincerely,

Tracy Millmore (nee Laws)
Information Management Assistant
Information Management Team
Room: 4/410
County Hall
Durham DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 372 8376

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Our Ref: 4338697

18-NOV-10

Dear Ms. Claire Stafford,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Your request for information on Organisation charts of Social Services,
received on 18-OCT-2010, has been considered. Please accept our sincere
apologies for this late response.

Please find enclosed the requested information.

Your request: Could you please provide Organisation Charts for your
Social Services Department.

Our response: Please see attached documents, you will note that we have
only included the names of the heads of service. In line with the
Information Commissioners Office guidance, we have not supplied the names
of junior officers as they would not expect to have their names
disclosed. Therefore we have witheld under section 40, (2) personal
information Freedom of Information 2000.

I hope that this information is of assistance; however, if you are
dissatisfied with the handling of your request, please contact:

The Information Management Team

Durham County Council

Assistant Chief Executive's Office

Room 4/140

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 372 8371

Email: [1][Durham County Council request email]

After you have exhausted our internal appeals procedure you also have a
right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 745

Fax: 01625 524 510

Email: [email address]

Most of the documents that we provide in response to Freedom of
Information Act requests will be subject to copyright protection. In most
cases the copyright will be owned by Durham County Council. The copyright
in other documents may be owned by another person or organisation, as
indicated on the documents themselves.

You are free to use any documents supplied for your own use, including for
non-commercial research purposes. The documents may also be used for the
purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example, by publishing the documents or issuing copies to the public will
require the permission of the copyright owner.

For documents where the copyright is owned by Durham County Council,
please contact me for details of the conditions on re-use.

For documents where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation, you would need to apply to the copyright owner to obtain
their permission.

Yours sincerely

Tracy Millmore

Tracy Millmore

Information Management Assistant

Information Management Team

Room: 4/410

County Hall

Durham DH1 5UF

Tel: 0191 372 8376

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