Poll for the switching on of fountains in Cathedral Square
Dear Peterborough City Council,
1. Please provide a breakdown of the results of the recent poll conducted on social media by Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald in a video concerning whether residents want the fountains switched on or not.
Please include all of the different types of communication that were used to contact the public and receive their views such as twitter, Facebook, email, letters etc
Yours faithfully,
Susan Russell
Re: FOI202306000393
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Information Governance
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Peterborough
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Freedom of Information Act response – ref FOI-202306000393
Dear Susan Russell,
Your request for information, reference number FOI-202306000393, has now
been considered and the information requested is given below.
Request and Response
1. Please provide a breakdown of the results of the recent poll conducted
on social media by Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald in a video concerning whether
residents want the fountains switched on or not. Please include all of the
different types of communication that were used to contact the public and
receive their views such as twitter, Facebook, email, letters etc
Please see the press release on the website.
[1]Results of Cathedral Square fountains public poll announced -
Peterborough City Council
We received 92 responses by email, which showed 6 wanted the fountains
switched ON and 86 switched OFF.
Dear Peterborough City Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Peterborough City Council's handling of my FOI request 'Poll for the switching on of fountains in Cathedral Square'.
You have not answered the request in full or provided a breakdown, you have only referred to emails where the poll appears to have been mainly conducted via social media.
The FOI asked :
"Please provide a breakdown of the results of the recent poll conducted
on social media by Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald in a video concerning whether
residents want the fountains switched on or not. Please include all of the
different types of communication that were used to contact the public and
receive their views such as twitter, Facebook, email, letters etc"
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...
Yours faithfully,
Susan Russell
Re: INT202307000478 - Request for Internal Review
Dear
Thank you for your email dated *** , in which you have requested an
internal review of our response to your information request, our reference
INT202307000478. You have specifically stated:
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request will now carry out an internal review. We aim to handle simple
internal reviews in 20 working days, in this case by $$ACTRequiredBy. We
aim to handle internal reviews that involve complex issues that require
further investigation and those that require consideration of the public
interest test, in 40 working days, which would be (insert date).
If you are dissatisfied with the internal review of our decision, or an
internal review was not available, you can seek an appeal from the
Information Commissioner by writing to:
Information Commissioner’s Office
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Wilmslow
Cheshire
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Kind regards
Information Governance
Law & Governance
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
Contact details:
Kevin Taylor, Access to Information Officer - 01733 452576
Tazeem Akhtar, Access to Information Officer - 01733 207138
Sadaf Abdullah, Access to Records Officer - 01733 864668
Tracey Wright, Information Manager - 01733 452533
Ben Stevenson, Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer on
01733 452387 (non-working day Wed)
Emma Doran, Business Support Officer - 01733 453571
Email: [Peterborough City Council request email]
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Re: INT-202306000393 - Request for Internal Review
Dear
Thank you for your email dated *** , in which you have requested an
internal review of our response to your information request, our reference
INT-202306000393. You have specifically stated:
Paste info from email here
A senior manager or legal advisor who was not involved in the original
request will now carry out an internal review. We aim to handle simple
internal reviews in 20 working days, in this case by 17/07/2023. We aim to
handle internal reviews that involve complex issues that require further
investigation and those that require consideration of the public interest
test, in 40 working days, which would be (insert date).
If you are dissatisfied with the internal review of our decision, or an
internal review was not available, you can seek an appeal from the
Information Commissioner by writing to:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
[1]www.ico.org.uk
Kind regards
Information Governance
Law & Governance
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
Contact details:
Kevin Taylor, Access to Information Officer - 01733 452576
Tazeem Akhtar, Access to Information Officer - 01733 207138
Sadaf Abdullah, Access to Records Officer - 01733 864668
Tracey Wright, Information Manager - 01733 452533
Ben Stevenson, Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer on
01733 452387 (non-working day Wed)
Emma Doran, Business Support Officer - 01733 453571
Email: [Peterborough City Council request email]
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INT-202306000393 - Request for Internal Review
Dear Susan Russell,
You have requested (your email of 30th June 2023) an internal review.
Your concern was regarding our response which you state.. ‘You have not
answered the request in full or provided a breakdown, you have only
referred to emails where the poll appears to have been mainly conducted
via social media.……..’
Your concerns
Dear Peterborough City Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Peterborough City Council's
handling of my FOI request 'Poll for the switching on of fountains in
Cathedral Square'.
You have not answered the request in full or provided a breakdown, you
have only referred to emails where the poll appears to have been mainly
conducted via social media.
The FOI asked :
"Please provide a breakdown of the results of the recent poll conducted on
social media by Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald in a video concerning whether
residents want the fountains switched on or not. Please include all of the
different types of communication that were used to contact the public and
receive their views such as twitter, Facebook, email, letters etc"
I can confirm that the council’s legal department has carried out an
internal review. As part of that review the legal department has seen all
the correspondence relating to your information request and considered the
applicable legislation before providing advice in this matter.
This letter forms the council’s formal response to your request for a
review. For ease of reference, the details of the initial request for
information and the council’s response are set out below. I will then
confirm the findings of my review.
The initial request
In your email of 6^th June 2023, you asked for the following information:
Original Request and Response
Dear Peterborough City Council,
1. Please provide a breakdown of the results of the recent poll conducted
on social media by Cllr Wayne Fitzgerald in a video concerning whether
residents want the fountains switched on or not.
Please include all of the different types of communication that were used
to contact the public and receive their views such as twitter, Facebook,
email, letters etc
Please see the press release on the website.
[1]Results of Cathedral Square fountains public poll announced -
Peterborough City Council
We received 92 responses by email, which showed 6 wanted the fountains
switched ON and 86 switched OFF.
Your request for an internal review
Your request for an internal review was as stated above
Internal review response
I have reviewed the FOI request below and the responses also provided by
Amanda Rose providing a link to the information requested.
I have reviewed the link as per below :-
Total Votes Turn ON Keep OFF Comments
Facebook 1991 808 1183 1033
Twitter 1374 577 796 149
LinkedIn 513 220 292 24
Instagram 741 311 430 14
Also to include adverts placed within:-
(i) the council’s social media pages
(ii) email
(iii) through the Council’s call centre
I am satisfied that the relevant information via the link to ‘a reasonable
and prudent’ enquirer has been provided.
In conclusion, I agree with the response provided and the Council need
take no further action in regards to this FOI Request.
What happens now
I trust that this adequately answers your queries, and I now consider this
matter to be concluded. However, if you are dissatisfied with this
decision you may request the Information Commissioner to investigate. The
contact details are:-
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
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Kind regards
Emily Johnson
Acting Senior Property Lawyer
Property, Planning and Highways
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