Organisational structure charts LD placements

Dear Sir/Madam

I write to acknowledge receipt of your email received on 8 November 2023. So that I can log this FOI request for you, I will need to ask you to provide me with your full name for our records.

Section 8(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that a request for information must include the requester’s real name.

The ICO guidance states that if the requester:

• fails to provide a name;
• can’t be identified from the name provided (for example because they have only used their first name or initials); or
• is using an obvious pseudonym,

then their request won’t meet the requirements of section 8(1)(b) and will technically be invalid.

Can you therefore resubmit your request and provide me with your full name please?

Unfortunately, I am unable to rely on just an email address and first name. tweak as appropriate

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Information Office
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr| Chief Executive’s Directorate
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council
Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643473
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899

E-bost / E-Mail [Bridgend County Borough Council request email]
Gwefan / Website: www.bridgend.gov.uk

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Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiadau a drosglwyddir gydag ef yn cynrychioli
safbwyntiau'r unigolyn a'i anfonodd (unigolion a'u hanfonodd) ac ni ddylid eu
hystyried fel safbwynt swyddogol Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr.
Mae'r cynnwys yn gyfrinachol ac wedi'i fwriadu ar gyfer y sawl y'i cyfeiriwyd
ato yn unig. Os ydych wedi ei dderbyn mewn camgymeriad, rhowch wybod i weinyddwr
y system ar [email address]

Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw atodiadau wedi cael eu sganio.

Dear Jen Latham

FOI REQUEST FOI001-5472

We acknowledge your request for information received on 14 November 2023.

We are considering your request and you should receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, unless the information is exempt or we require additional time to consider whether disclosure is in the public interest in accordance with section 2 of the Freedom of Information Act.

We will try to supply information in electronic format by email, but if this is not possible we will let you know. If you have any special requirements e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let us know.

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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. We will tell you if this is the case.

You may have to pay a fee for this information. We will consider this and let you know. If so you will have to pay the fee before we process and release the information.

If you have any queries or concerns, then please contact me directly. You can find out more about the Act from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office – Wales 2nd Floor Churchill House Churchill Way Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 02920 678400 Fax: 02920 678399
Email: [email address]
Website: https://ico.org.uk/

Yours sincerely

Ffion Walker Y Swyddfa Rhyddid Gwybodaeth | Freedom of Information Office
Cyfarwyddiaeth y Prif Weithredwr| Chief Executive’s Directorate
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-Y-Bont ar Ogwr | Bridgend County Borough Council
Ffon / Phone: (01656) 643603
Ffacs / Fax: (01656) 657899

E-bost / E-Mail [email address]
Gwefan / Website: www.bridgend.gov.uk

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Dear Jen Latham

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOI001-5472

We refer to your email dated 10^th November 2023 which contained a request
for information as set out in italics below.  Following consideration of
your request, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I
respond to each point as follows:

Please provide the organisational structure charts (including names, job
title and contact details) for the Children's and Adult's learning
disability social care team:

Commissioners, commissioning managers, brokerage managers, head of
service, service managers for the LD team and ICB/CCG brokerage.

Please find attached the Structure Charts requested. Whilst we can confirm
that we hold the information requested regarding staff members below
Corporate Director level, we consider that this information is exempt
under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which states:

(2) Any information to which a request for information relates is also
exempt information if—

(a)it constitutes personal data which does not fall within subsection (1),
and

(b) the first, second or third condition below is satisfied.

(3A)The first condition is that the disclosure of the information to a
member of the public otherwise than under this Act—

(a)would contravene any of the data protection principles,

Disclosure of the names of individual staff members would breach the first
data protection principle as set out in Article 5 of the General Data
Protection Regulation which states:

 1. Personal data shall be

 a.       Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in
relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and
transparency^2);

Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation states that:-

For the purposes of this Regulation: (1) ‘personal data’ means any
information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person
(‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be
identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an
identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an
online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical,
physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of
that natural person;

The Information Commissioner’s guidance “Access to Information about
public authorities’ employees” and “When should names be disclosed”
provide guidance on how the Authority should treat requests for
information of this nature. The Authority considers the information
requested to be absolutely exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section
40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The Authority does not consider that it would be fair in all the
circumstances to identify the individual as whilst the information relates
to them in their professional capacity, they would not reasonably expect
their details to be placed into the public domain. The Authority’s
procedure is not to disclose as a matter of routine information about
members of staff below Corporate Director level.

I hope this response satisfies your request. If you are dissatisfied with
the handling of the request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you
have the right to request a review of the Council’s response to your
request for information.  If you wish to request a review, please write to
the below address or email [1][Bridgend County Borough Council request email] .  Following ICO
guidance, a request for a review must be made within 2 months of a
response being received.

Monitoring Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices,

Angel Street

Bridgend, CF31 4WB

If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of that review, you may seek
further recourse by lodging an appeal with the Information Commissioner
at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

E:mail : [2][email address]

Website:  [3]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

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Freedom of Information Office

Bridgend County Borough Council

Level 4, Civic Offices

Angel Street

Bridgend

CF31 4WB

Tel: 01656 643565

Email: [4][Bridgend County Borough Council request email]

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