Private Investigators
Dear Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council,
Please provide the following information to me under the Freedom of Information Act.
Q1. Since 2017 have you used, hired or engaged the services of a private investigator for external or internal investigations of any employee or former employee.. Please break down the number of investigations each year from 1 January 2017 to date.
Q2. Please state for each assignment / investigation:
(a) the reason for the investigation,
(b) the basic nature of the investigation work undertaken,
(c) type of employee - current or former,
(d) type of investigation - external or internal investigation,
(e) the the job title or former job title of the person being investigated,
(f) the dates investigation was carried out,
(g) the names of the company to carry out the investigation;
(g) the cost of each investigation.
Q3. Do you have a Policy relating to the use of private investigators and if so please send it.
Q4. Does the Private Investigator have access to any employee or former employees personal information? If so, what is this information and on what databases is it held.
Yours faithfully,
Jordan Lehmann
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Dear Mr Lehmann
Ref: Information Request No. QU-2022-404
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As requested, please see amended FOI,
Q1. Since 2017 how many time how many times have you used, hired or engaged the services of a private investigator for external or internal investigations of any employee or former employee. Please break down the number of investigations each year from 1 January 2017 to date.
Q2. Please state for each assignment / investigation:
(a) the reason for the investigation,
(b) the basic nature of the investigation work undertaken,
(c) type of employee - current or former,
(d) type of investigation - external or internal investigation,
(e) the the job title or former job title of the person being investigated,
(f) the dates investigation was carried out,
(g) the names of the company to carry out the investigation;
(g) the cost of each investigation.
Q3. Please provide your Policy relating to the use of private investigators.
Yours sincerely,
Jordan Lehmann
Dear Mr Lehmann
Ref: Information Request No. IR-2022-418
Thank you for your request for information received by Armagh City,
Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council on 30 August 2022. This request
will be processed under the terms of the relevant legislation i.e. Freedom
of Information Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004,
within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.
If you have any queries about this communication, please do not hesitate
to contact us. It would be helpful if you could quote the reference
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information.
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Department
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Old Armagh Hospital | 39 Abbey Street | Armagh | Co. Armagh | BT61 7DY
telephone: 0300 0300 900
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Dear Jordan
Ref: Freedom of Information Request No: IR-2022-418
Please find attached Council’s response in relation to your recent Freedom
of Information Request.
Yours sincerely
Emma Walker | Human Resources Officer
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Old Technical School | 3 Downshire Road | Banbridge | Co. Down | BT32 3JY
Telephone : 0300 0300 900 ext: 61714
Working Days: Monday - Friday 8.30 am – 1.30 pm
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