FOI/EIR
Our reference: 5076805

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Dear Thomas Richards
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 5 July
2022.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 2 August 2022, however due to the
current COVID 19 (Coronavirus) outbreak you may experience some delay in
us responding to your request.
 
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to appeal this decision.
 

Unfortunately the Council is currently experiencing a delay in our
response times due to demand and resource. As an organisation we are aware
of our legal duties under the legislation and are making every effort to
improve our position and respond to requests within our statutory
timeframes as quickly as possible. All requests are being monitored and
continually reviewed to provide you with an expected date for disclosure.
London Borough of Croydon takes its role as a Data Controller seriously
and would like to thank you for your continued patience and understanding
whilst we improve our service to you.

 
 
 
Yours sincerely,
 
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Bernard Weatherill House,
8 Mint Walk,
Croydon, CR0 1EA
 
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Our reference: 5076805

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Dear Thomas Richards
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your e-mail dated 5 July 2022 requesting ' the finished
report into financial mismanagement at Croydon Council, otherwise known as
the 'Penn Report' .

Your information request is being dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act). We do hold the information you have
requested, however we need more time to consider your request.

We wish to advise you that the following exemptions under the Act apply to
some or all of the information you have requested: section 22 (information
intended for future publication); section 31 (law enforcement); section 36
(prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs) and section 40(2)
(personal information). The first three of these are qualified exemptions
meaning that your request can only be refused if, in all the
circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs
the public interest in disclosing the information.    

By virtue of section 10(3) of the Act, where public authorities have to
consider the balance of the public interest in relation to a request, they
do not have to comply with the request until such time as is reasonable in
the circumstances.

We have not yet reached a decision on the balance of the public interest
in respect of the exemptions under sections 22, 31 and 36 of the Act. In
the case of your request, we need to extend the time limit by
approximately 20 working days because we need more time to assess, in all
the circumstances, the public interest factors for and against disclosure
before deciding where the balance of public interest lies.  

We hope to let you have a response no later than 30 August 2022. If you do
not receive our response or further update by then, please contact us at
[1][email address]. 

 
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:
 

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

Writing:    Information Team

                London Borough of Croydon

                Bernard Weatherill House

                7^th Floor - Zone B

                8 Mint Walk

                Croydon CR0 1EA

 
 
If you are still dissatisfied with the Council's response after the
internal review you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner
at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Website: www.ico.gov.uk

 
Yours sincerely,
 
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Information Team
Floor 7, Zone B
Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon, CR0 1EA
 
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DEAR Thomas Richards

Freedom of information request - FOI/1

Thank you for your request for information received on %%datereceived%%

Subject: IR - Freedom of Information request - Penn Report 5076805

We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

The council has 20 working days from receipt of the request to respond,
either by providing the information requested or refusing the request.
School related enquiries will be managed within 20 working days. 

In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to appeal this decision

Unfortunately, the Council is currently experiencing a delay in our
response times due to demand and resource. As an organisation we are aware
of our legal duties under the legislation and are making every effort to
improve our position and respond to requests within our statutory
timeframes as quickly as possible. All requests are being monitored and
continually reviewed to provide you with an expected date for disclosure.
London Borough of Croydon takes its role as a Data Controller seriously
and would like to thank you for your continued patience and understanding
whilst we improve our service to you.

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

Dear Thomas Richards,

Your request for information ref FOI/1

I am writing to apologise for the delay in responding to your request for
information.

Unfortunately, due to operational pressures caused by the Covid-19
pandemic, we are finding that responses are being delayed beyond the 20
working day timescale. The Information Commissioner has recently published
guidance accepting that local authorities will have to prioritise other
matters during this period. We will of course continue to do what we can
to respond to your request as quickly as we can.

Yours sincerely,

Customer Relations Manager

Good afternoon,

According to our records, we have only had one FOI request from you under this WDTK email, and this is reference number 0001 (or 5076805). This was received July 5th 2022 and according to our records we responded to you on 13/09/22. A copy of this is attached.

If this is not the case you are referring to then please provide any other reference number you have which you would have received in our automated acknowledgement email.

Kind regards,

Information Team
Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House,
Mint Walk,
Croydon,
CR0 1EA

[Croydon Borough Council request email]
[email address]

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