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timeframes. However, this may not be possible because the Council will
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  Our reference:  FOI     19518 FOI new request (private
investigators)                SR-106826
 
Dear [Name Removed]
 
Thank you for your correspondence received on 21st March 2022 in which you
requested the following information:
 Dear Oxfordshire County Council,
1. Have you hired private investigators? If yes, how many?
2. How much did it cost?
3. How many people were investigated?
4. How many of them were BAME, Muslim, women, under 40?
Yours faithfully,
[Name Removed]

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Our reference:  SR-106826  FOI   19518 FOI 
 
Dear [Name Removed]
 
Thank you for your request of 21st February 2022 in which you asked for
information about private investigators .
1. Have you hired private investigators? If yes, how many? We use
external investigators occasionally to investigate fraud-related
matters. Over the past 2 years we have used 1
 
2. How much did it cost? The day rate was £360 per day
 
3. How many people were investigated? It wasn’t an investigation into
people
 
4. How many of them were BAME, Muslim, women, under 40? None
 
Internal review 
If you are dissatisfied with the service or response to your request,
you can ask for an internal review as follows:
 
· Contact the Freedom of Information team in Law & Governance:
[1][Oxfordshire County Council request email] 
 
· Write to the Freedom of Information team at the FREEPOST address:
 
Freedom of Information Team
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST (RTLL-ECKS-GLUA)
Oxford OX1 1YA
 
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
 
The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: [2]www.ico.gov.uk 
 
Please let us know if you have further enquiries. We would be grateful
if you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.
 
Yours sincerely,
 FOI Team
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST (RTLL-ECKS-GLUA)
Oxford OX1 1YA
E-Mail: [3][email address]
 

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